Kayden

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

Boy's name · #135 in the US (2025) · 2010s

Kayden reached #90 in 2014 and has eased to #135 since. About 74,000 boys have carried it since 1989. Together with its spelling variants Caden (#201), Kaiden (#237), and Kaden (#328), Kayden 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. A popular twin pairing with Kayden is Jayden for a boy.

Around the world: #58 in Puerto Rico (2025) · #66 in France (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 50 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Kaydens

Kayden Jackson — association football player (born 1994)
Kayden Troff — American chess player
Kayden Pierre — American soccer player
Kayden Harrack — Grenadian footballer
Kayden Francis — South African soccer player

What Kaydens become

Among 23 notable people named Kayden:

Sports figures appear 3.3× more often than among typical names — e.g. Kayden Jackson, association football player (born 1994).

Similar names: Kaiden · Sawyer · Camden · Jett · Jayden · Jaylen

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