Kayden

#2,933 for girls in 2025, 57 births · #135 for boys in 2025, 2,678 births
Given to boys 90.1% of the time

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Peak · boys
2014 · 4,742 births
Debut · boys
6 births
In top 100 · boys
8 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
73,606
since 1989

Kayden over time

girlsboys

Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202004peak #392, 2008peak #90, 2014girlsboys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#2,93357#1352,678
2024#2,72263#1252,895
2023#2,44273#1143,135
2022#2,19386#1063,483
2021#1,99197#1083,584
2020#1,728116#993,650
2019#1,679125#973,926
2018#1,435154#974,004
2017#1,160212#984,014
2016#1,039254#1014,040
2015#879316#954,263
2014#713394#904,742
2013#761357#934,438
2012#586497#973,884
2011#530547#1053,746
2010#481627#1233,304
2009#441715#1382,964
2008#392824#1522,596
2007#509627#1862,195
2006#623466#2301,570
2005#624450#2561,298
2004#742354#317974
2003#930253#366725
2002#1,303150#502454
2001#1,94189#658278
2000#2,50860#780212
1999#3,37437#996141
1998#3,83130#1,205102
1997#4,37024#1,42376
1996#5,77116#1,53365
1995#6,64113#1,73651
1994#8,8049#2,21936
1993#11,7806#2,29533
1992#6,65213#3,22020
1991—#3,63616
1990—#5,8238
1989—#6,9416
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First appearance
1989

The first year at least five boys were named Kayden! It came in at #6,941, and was given to 6 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1989–1990, when fewer than 9 boys a year got the name.

Where Kayden is popular in 2004

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Kayden, so not publishedAKMaine: #155 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 701 boysMEVermont: #133 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 452 boysVTNew Hampshire: #182 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 940 boysNHWashington: #204 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 932 boysWAIdaho: #119 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 394 boysIDMontana: #130 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 449 boysMTNorth Dakota: #116 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 372 boysNDMinnesota: #256 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,425 boysMNIllinois: #341 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 2,176 boysILWisconsin: #329 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,263 boysWIMichigan: #283 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 1,754 boysMINew York: #543 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 4,390 boysNYMassachusetts: #358 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,092 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Kayden, so not publishedRIOregon: #222 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 967 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Kayden, so not publishedNVWyoming: #119 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 303 boysWYSouth Dakota: #144 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 529 boysSDIowa: #159 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 647 boysIAIndiana: #166 for boys · 54 births · 1 in 718 boysINOhio: #209 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 1,190 boysOHPennsylvania: #313 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 2,265 boysPANew Jersey: #609 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 5,275 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Kayden, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #472 for boys · 61 births · 1 in 4,133 boysCAUtah: #95 for boys · 68 births · 1 in 324 boysUTColorado: #262 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,234 boysCONebraska: #228 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,055 boysNEMissouri: #274 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,616 boysMOKentucky: #229 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,097 boysKYWest Virginia: #209 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,115 boysWVVirginia: #375 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 2,510 boysVAMaryland: #492 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,564 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Kayden, so not publishedDEArizona: #306 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,724 boysAZNew Mexico: #302 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,554 boysNMKansas: #266 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,275 boysKSArkansas: #313 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,671 boysARTennessee: #318 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,891 boysTNNorth Carolina: #478 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 3,397 boysNCSouth Carolina: #474 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,993 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Kayden, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #300 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,477 boysOKLouisiana: #222 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,062 boysLAMississippi: #301 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,494 boysMSAlabama: #424 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,614 boysALGeorgia: #607 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 4,487 boysGAHawaii: #169 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 627 boysHITexas: #352 for boys · 82 births · 1 in 2,185 boysTXFlorida: #529 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 3,984 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Utah#95 · 1 in 324
  2. North Dakota#116 · 1 in 372
  3. Wyoming#119 · 1 in 303
  4. Idaho#119 · 1 in 394
  5. Montana#130 · 1 in 449

Best ever in a state: #23 in Mississippi, 2017.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Utah#95681 in 324
North Dakota#11691 in 372
Idaho#119221 in 394
Wyoming#11961 in 303
Montana#13091 in 449
Vermont#13351 in 452
South Dakota#14481 in 529
Maine#15581 in 701
Iowa#159251 in 647
Indiana#166541 in 718
Hawaii#16981 in 627
New Hampshire#18261 in 940
Washington#204371 in 932
Ohio#209561 in 1,190
West Virginia#20981 in 1,115
Louisiana#222241 in 1,062
Oregon#222201 in 967
Nebraska#228101 in 1,055
Kentucky#229201 in 1,097
Minnesota#256211 in 1,425
Colorado#262241 in 1,234
Kansas#266131 in 1,275
Missouri#274211 in 1,616
Michigan#283321 in 1,754
Oklahoma#300141 in 1,477
Mississippi#301101 in 1,494
New Mexico#30271 in 1,554
Arizona#306241 in 1,724
Arkansas#31391 in 1,671
Pennsylvania#313281 in 2,265
Tennessee#318191 in 1,891
Wisconsin#329131 in 2,263
Illinois#341361 in 2,176
Texas#352821 in 2,185
Massachusetts#358111 in 3,092
Virginia#375171 in 2,510
Alabama#42491 in 2,614
California#472611 in 4,133
South Carolina#47471 in 2,993
North Carolina#478151 in 3,397
Maryland#49281 in 3,564
Florida#529241 in 3,984
New York#543251 in 4,390
Georgia#607131 in 4,487
New Jersey#60991 in 5,275
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Kayden
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 10 spots since 2024 (#125 → #135)
  • 36 spots since 2020 (#99 → #135)
  • 40 spots since 2015 (#95 → #135)
  • Biggest jump: 216 spots in 2000 (#996 → #780)
  • Biggest drop: 11 spots in 2024 (#114 → #125)
Rise & fade · boys
25 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1989
  • Peaked 2014 at #90 (4,742 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 8 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 8 yrs · run 2012–2015
  • Top 1,000: 27 yrs · run 1999–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 405
  • Highest: 1 in 405 boys born in 2014 were named Kayden (0.25%)
  • Latest: 1 in 638 boys born in 2025 (0.16%)
Era · boys
The 2010s
  • 54.8% of all boys named Kayden (40,361) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Never flipped
  • The majority has never changed
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1980s6#6,941 (1989)#6,941
1990s548#996 (1999)#2,409
2000s13,266#138 (2009)#359
2010s40,361#90 (2014)#100
2020s19,425#99 (2020)#115

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Kayden in 2004

girls
#742
354 births · 1 in 5,187 girls
boys
#317
974 births · 1 in 2,038 boys

Top girls' names in 2004

  1. #1Emily25,042
  2. #2Emma21,625
  3. #3Madison20,628
  4. #4Olivia16,108
  5. #5Hannah15,614
  6. #6Abigail15,436
  7. #7Isabella15,021
  8. #8Ashley14,377
  9. #9Samantha13,786
  10. #10Elizabeth13,577
  11. #742Kayden354

Top boys' names in 2004

  1. #1Jacob27,911
  2. #2Michael25,470
  3. #3Joshua24,214
  4. #4Matthew22,882
  5. #5Ethan22,210
  6. #6Andrew21,717
  7. #7Daniel21,018
  8. #8William20,237
  9. #9Joseph20,147
  10. #10Christopher19,636
  11. #317Kayden974
More about 2004

girls

1,836,250 girls got a published name in 2004; 1 in 5,187 of them was named Kayden, which outranked 96.1% of the 18,835 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Kayden
  1. #739Chelsey356
  2. #740Laurel355
  3. #740Nya355
  4. #742Kayden354
  5. #742Hunter354
  6. #744Leticia353
  7. #744Princess353
  8. #746Corinne352

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2003
Risers
  1. ↑ 948Rubi#1,561 → #613
  2. ↑ 607Kaydence#984 → #377
  3. ↑ 548Marin#1,383 → #835
  4. ↑ 543Diya#1,416 → #873
  5. ↑ 479Kadence#869 → #390
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,607Arly#949 → #2,556
  2. ↓ 433Shakira#747 → #1,180
  3. ↓ 414Anais#990 → #1,404
  4. ↓ 365Lisbeth#742 → #1,107
  5. ↓ 274Reanna#990 → #1,264

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,984,979 boys got a published name in 2004; 1 in 2,038 of them was named Kayden, which outranked 97.6% of the 13,228 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Kayden
  1. #314Damon992
  2. #315Ezekiel988
  3. #316Randy977
  4. #317Kayden974
  5. #318Bryant972
  6. #319Jayson963
  7. #320Mateo961
Biggest movers since 2003
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,308Koda#2,238 → #930
  2. ↑ 1,190Tayshaun#2,153 → #963
  3. ↑ 1,006Kanye#1,492 → #486
  4. ↑ 910Kyan#1,497 → #587
  5. ↑ 814Jaidyn#1,630 → #816
Fallers
  1. ↓ 455Jahiem#873 → #1,328
  2. ↓ 325Ervin#942 → #1,267
  3. ↓ 323Jahir#809 → #1,132
  4. ↓ 282Jaheim#457 → #739
  5. ↓ 270Sabastian#946 → #1,216

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 2004 →