Kaeden
Kaeden is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Kaeden
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kaeden is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Kaeden
American parents first put Kaeden on the record books as a baby boy name in 1994, with 8 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2008, when 362 Kaedens were born — ranking #668 that year. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 43% of all recorded Kaedens. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #2,263 among baby boy names with 64 births, falling sharply (-44%). In total, more than 5K Kaedens have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Kaeden
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Names that sound like Kaeden
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About the name Kaeden
Kaeden is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1994 and has accumulated 5K births in the dataset. Kaeden's peak popularity came in 2008 when it ranked #668. Use the chart and map above to compare Kaeden'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.