#3042024 rank
2006peak year
64,429babies named Kaden since 1880
▼ 28%5-year trend
Kaden popularity over 145 years
⭐ Sweet spot — known but not everywhere · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024
What does Kaden mean?
A modern American coinage from the 1990s rhyme family of Aiden and Jaden; some sources link it to Irish Cathan, from cath, 'battle'. It reached the US top 200.
OriginModern English
Syllables2
Genderboy
Stylemodern, classic
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Spellings & variants
CadenKaydenKaiden
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