Keidan
Kėdainiai is a city in Lithuania. It is located on the banks of the Nevėžis river 45 km (28 mi) north of Kaunas, Lithuania's second largest city. One of the oldest settlements in the country, Kėdainiai was first mentioned in the 1372 Livonian Chronicle of Hermann de Wartberge, and became a city in 1590. Its population as of 2022 was 23,051.
Meaning & Origin of Keidan
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kėdainiai is a city in Lithuania. It is located on the banks of the Nevėžis river 45 km (28 mi) north of Kaunas, Lithuania's second largest city. One of the oldest settlements in the country, Kėdainiai was first mentioned in the 1372 Livonian Chronicle of Hermann de Wartberge, and became a city in 1590. Its population as of 2022 was 23,051.
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Origin & history
The Story of Keidan
Keidan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2003, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2013: 11 births, good for #7,024 nationwide. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 48% of all recorded Keidans. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2022 (8 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 85 Keidans 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 Keidan
Keidan is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2003 and has accumulated 85 births in the dataset. Keidan's peak popularity came in 2013 when it ranked #7,024. Use the chart and map above to compare Keidan'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 .
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