Cadden
Cadden is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Chris Cadden, Scottish footballer Cory Cadden (1969–2017), Canadian ice hockey player Joan Cadden (politician), American beautician and politician Joan Cadden (historian), American historian Joe Cadden (1920–1981), Scottish footballer Mamie Cadden (1891–1959), Irish midwife, backstreet abortionist, and convicted murderer Nicky Cadden,…
Meaning & Origin of Cadden
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Cadden is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Chris Cadden, Scottish footballer Cory Cadden (1969–2017), Canadian ice hockey player Joan Cadden (politician), American beautician and politician Joan Cadden (historian), American historian Joe Cadden (1920–1981), Scottish footballer Mamie Cadden (1891–1959), Irish midwife, backstreet abortionist, and convicted murderer Nicky Cadden,…
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The Story of Cadden
American parents first put Cadden on the record books as a baby boy name in 2002, with 8 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2002, when 8 Caddens were born — ranking #7,642 that year. About 72% of every Cadden on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Cadden last appeared in the published SSA data in 2014, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 67 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
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About the name Cadden
Cadden is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2002 and has accumulated 67 births in the dataset. Cadden's peak popularity came in 2002 when it ranked #7,642. Use the chart and map above to compare Cadden's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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