#2112024 rank
2007peak year
66,417babies named Caden since 1880
▲ +14%5-year trend
Caden popularity over 145 years
⭐ Sweet spot — known but not everywhere · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024
What does Caden mean?
A 1990s American coinage of uncertain origin, possibly from Irish Cathan 'little battle'. It launched a whole family of -aden sound-alike names.
OriginModern English
Syllables2
Genderboy
Stylemodern, classic
Names like Caden
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Spellings & variants
KadenKaydenCayden
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