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Cayden

“Variant of Caden — Modern coinage — created in the 1990s to sound like Aidan and Hayden” — Modern coinage origin

Boy's name · #414 in the US (2025) · 2010s

Cayden has appeared in US records since 1990 — best rank #143 (2009) · 41,245 babies named Cayden all-time · 1 in 2,200 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 2,300 boys in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 3,300 boys in Scotland (2025) · about 1 in 4,000 boys in Ireland (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 41 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Caydens

• Cayden Boyd — American actor
• Cayden Primeau — American ice hockey player
• Cayden Lindstrom — Canadian ice hockey forward (born 2006)
• Cayden Boozer — American basketball player (born 2007)
• Cayden Camper — American football placekicker

In stories & tradition

• Cayden James — Arrow

What Caydens become

Among 25 notable people named Cayden:

Athletes appear 3.75× more often than among typical names — e.g. Cayden Primeau, American ice hockey player.

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