Cadyn
The Story of Cadyn
As a girl name
Cadyn first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1993, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2008: 48 births, good for #3,419 nationwide. About 63% of every Cadyn on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Cadyn last appeared in the published SSA data in 2022, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 407 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Cadyn as a boy name dates back to 1998, when 8 babies received it. 2008 was its biggest year on record, with 94 newborns named Cadyn — #1,639 in the national rankings. About 55% of every Cadyn on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Cadyn ranks #7,281 for boys with 9 births, falling sharply (-42%). All told, over 1K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Cadyn
Cadyn is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1998 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Cadyn's peak popularity came in 2008 when it ranked #1,617. Use the chart and map above to compare Cadyn'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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