Kaden

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

Boy's name · #328 in the US (2025) · 2000s

Kaden's best rank, #92, came in 2006; it has settled back to #328 today. Roughly 70,000 boys have been named Kaden since 1977. Together with its spelling variants Kayden (#135), Caden (#201), and Kaiden (#237), Kaden would rank around #34 with about 6,900 births last year — the newborns split about 39/25/21/15 across Kayden, Caden, Kaiden, and Kaden.

Around the world: about 1 in 1,100 boys in New Zealand (2025) · about 1 in 2,000 boys in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 7,900 boys in Ireland (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 45 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Kadens

Kaden Groves — Australian cyclist
Kaden Smith — American football player (born 1997)
Kaden Braithwaite — English footballer (born 2008)
Kaden Elliss — American football player
Kaden Hensel — Australian tennis player (1986-)

In stories & tradition

Kaden — Fire Emblem Fates · Fire Emblem Heroes

What Kadens become

Among 38 notable people named Kaden:

Sports figures appear 3.53× more often than among typical names — e.g. Kaden Groves, Australian cyclist.

Similar names: Caden · Jaylen · Kaleb · Jalen · Jaiden · Raiden

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