Kaden
Kaden is a given name, a variant spelling of Caden, as well as a surname.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Kaden
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kaden is a given name, a variant spelling of Caden, as well as a surname.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Kaden
American parents first put Kaden on the record books as a baby boy name in 1977, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2006, when 4,746 Kadens were born — ranking #92 that year. About 49% of every Kaden on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Kaden ranks #327 for baby boys with 1,061 births, falling sharply (-26%). All told, over 71K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Kaden
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Kaden. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Notable people named Kaden
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Kaden Davis (born 1998), American football player
- Kaden Elliss (born 1995), American football player
- Kaden Feagin (born 2004), American college football player
- Kaden Fulcher (born 1998), Canadian ice hockey player
- Kaden Groves (born 1998), Australian cyclist
- Kaden Hensel (born 1986), Australian tennis player
- Kaden Honeycutt (born 2003), American racing driver
- Kaden Hopkins (born 2000), Bermudian cyclist
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Names that sound like Kaden
Phonetically similar names — useful when Kaden is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
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About the name Kaden
Kaden is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1977 and has accumulated 71K births in the dataset. Kaden's peak popularity came in 2006 when it ranked #92. Use the chart and map above to compare Kaden'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.