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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 has appeared in US records since 1977 — best rank #92 (2006) · 69,595 babies named Kaden all-time · 1 in 1,600 boys born in 2025.

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:

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

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