Caiden
Feminine
Caiden is given to boys far more often — 23,341 boys against 521 girls since 1880. See Caiden as a boy name
Caiden is one spelling of a sound American families took up in recent decades, alongside Kaden, Kayden and Caden. It rhymes with Aiden and Braden, and it starts with a C where most of its cousins use a K.
How old is the name Caiden?
Caiden first appears in US birth records in 1996 — 29 years ago. The typical Caiden alive today was born around 2009, making them about 16 years old. About 500 people named Caiden are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Caiden most popular?
Caiden peaked in 2007, reaching #3482 nationally. See the whole 2007 chart.
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Where it comes from
Origin, sound and short forms
Our story of Caiden
Caiden is assembled from sounds English already loved. Its rhyme is the rhyme of Aiden and Braden. Its first three letters spell Cai, a Welsh name said to rhyme with eye, while its ai is the ai of Aidan, which English says as in maiden. Put together, the pieces say KAY-den as plainly as any of the name's cousins, and the C gives it the look of an older spelling. It is a new name built entirely from parts with long histories.
Meaningnot established
Not established
No meaning is established. Caiden has no history apart from Kaden and Caden, and the meanings offered for those online belong to other words and names.
Pronouncing Caiden
KAY-den
Two syllables, stress on the first, rhyming with Aiden.
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1996
- Most girls named
- 200747 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #3482reached in 2007
- Change vs 2023
- −28.6%5 in 2024, from 7
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Caidens among us
people named Caiden are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
Questions parents actually ask
Fashion outlook
Caiden sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
The trade-off
- Easy to say and instantly placed in the familiar Aiden rhyme.
- Two syllables that sit well with most surnames.
- The C spelling sets it apart from the many K spellings of the same sound.
- The sound has many spellings, so others will write Kaden, Kayden or Caden, and it will need spelling out for life.
- A reader who knows Welsh, or the name Kai, may try KY-den at first.
- The rhyme was everywhere for a time, so the name will date to that period. A few girls are recorded with this spelling; for them it will read as a boy's name.
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Frequently asked
- How many Caidens are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 500 people named Caiden are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Caiden in 2025?
- Caiden is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 girl names.
- Will my child share the name Caiden with classmates?
- Caiden will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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The most-given names starting with C, all years combined.
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