Kaydan
Kaydan is a village in Aghili-ye Jonubi Rural District, Aghili District, Gotvand County, Khuzestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 796, in 150 families.
Meaning & Origin of Kaydan
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kaydan is a village in Aghili-ye Jonubi Rural District, Aghili District, Gotvand County, Khuzestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 796, in 150 families.
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The Story of Kaydan
As a girl name
Kaydan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 2001, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2006: 16 births, good for #7,482 nationwide. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 62% of all recorded Kaydans. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2016 (9 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 134 Kaydans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Kaydan as a boy name dates back to 2001, when 6 babies received it. 2011 was its biggest year on record, with 50 newborns named Kaydan — #2,478 in the national rankings. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 52% of all recorded Kaydans. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #5,501 among boy names with 17 births, falling sharply (-28%). In total, more than 744 Kaydans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
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About the name Kaydan
Kaydan is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2001 and has accumulated 744 births in the dataset. Kaydan's peak popularity came in 2011 when it ranked #2,478. Use the chart and map above to compare Kaydan'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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