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 reached its best rank, #143, in 2009 and ranked #414 in 2025. About 41,000 boys have carried it since 1990. Cayden is the less common spelling of Kayden (#135), Caden (#201), and Kaiden (#237) — about 9% of babies given the name are written this way.

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:

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

Similar names: Caiden · Jaiden · Camden · Jaylen · Braylen · Jalen

Browse more boy names — popularity, trends and eras for 5,700+ American names, free.

About · Privacy Policy · Terms of Service