Calden
Calden is a municipality in the district of Kassel in Hesse, Germany. It is located 12 km northwest of the city of Kassel, and the Kassel Airport is situated near Calden.
Meaning & Origin of Calden
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Calden is a municipality in the district of Kassel in Hesse, Germany. It is located 12 km northwest of the city of Kassel, and the Kassel Airport is situated near Calden.
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The Story of Calden
Calden first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1988, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2007, when 10 Caldens were born — ranking #7,590 that year. As of 2026, Calden ranks #9,864 for baby boys with 7 births, gradually falling (-10%). In total, more than 97 Caldens have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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About the name Calden
Calden is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1988 and has accumulated 97 births in the dataset. Calden's peak popularity came in 2007 when it ranked #7,590. Use the chart and map above to compare Calden'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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