Caden

#9,457 for girls in 2025, 10 births · #201 for boys in 2025, 1,742 births
Given to boys 98.7% of the time

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Peak · boys
2006 · 4,775 births
Debut · boys
5 births
In top 100 · boys
4 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
72,045
since 1979

Caden over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201996peak #91, 2006boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#9,45710#2011,742
2024#5,61522#2111,686
2023#8,98911#1981,845
2022#8,03213#2231,625
2021#8,97811#2301,605
2020#9,54610#2421,484
2019#8,13813#2481,475
2018#8,61712#2371,614
2017#7,44215#2231,718
2016#6,90117#2021,994
2015#6,03621#1922,142
2014#8,05314#1972,064
2013#6,01721#1832,216
2012#4,83629#1512,694
2011#4,15135#1343,046
2010#3,81640#1193,413
2009#3,00057#1034,025
2008#2,53874#964,773
2007#2,71067#925,055
2006#2,16589#914,775
2005#2,20483#984,438
2004#2,17582#1044,157
2003#2,39369#1133,629
2002#4,90624#1532,601
2001#5,00923#1951,878
2000#4,98123#2401,406
1999#4,87022#2881,002
1998#12,4266#463486
1997#10,8367#571326
1996#11,8076#633268
1995#9,5538#729215
1994#9,5868#732206
1993#11,7806#936132
1992#871147
1991#1,89541
1990#2,48827
1989#3,80914
1988#3,07917
1987#3,52113
1986#4,13010
1985#5,7856
1984#4,9737
1983#4,9077
1982#6,3855
1981#5,4686
1980#6,2505
1979#6,0565
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First appearance
1979

The first year at least five boys were named Caden! It came in at #6,056, and was given to 5 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1979–1985, when fewer than 8 boys a year got the name.

Where Caden is popular in 1996

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Caden, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Caden, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Caden, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Caden, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Caden, so not publishedWAIdaho: #189 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 814 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Caden, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Caden, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Caden, so not publishedMNIllinois: #985 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 13,489 boysILWisconsin: #391 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,660 boysWIMichigan: #756 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 9,931 boysMINew York: fewer than 5 boys named Caden, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Caden, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Caden, so not publishedRIOregon: #424 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,278 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Caden, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Caden, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #175 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 833 boysSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Caden, so not publishedIAIndiana: #311 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,687 boysINOhio: #614 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 7,813 boysOHPennsylvania: #832 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 13,669 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Caden, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Caden, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #763 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 10,564 boysCAUtah: #131 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 526 boysUTColorado: #382 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,760 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Caden, so not publishedNEMissouri: #389 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,450 boysMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Caden, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Caden, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Caden, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Caden, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Caden, so not publishedDEArizona: #485 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,191 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Caden, so not publishedNMKansas: #238 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,366 boysKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Caden, so not publishedARTennessee: #447 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,299 boysTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Caden, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Caden, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Caden, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #337 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,383 boysOKLouisiana: #678 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,337 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Caden, so not publishedMSAlabama: #504 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,176 boysALGeorgia: fewer than 5 boys named Caden, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Caden, so not publishedHITexas: #573 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 5,566 boysTXFlorida: #872 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 10,611 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Utah#131 · 1 in 526
  2. South Dakota#175 · 1 in 833
  3. Idaho#189 · 1 in 814
  4. Kansas#238 · 1 in 1,366
  5. Indiana#311 · 1 in 2,687

Best ever in a state: #32 in Wyoming, 2003.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Utah#131361 in 526
South Dakota#17551 in 833
Idaho#18991 in 814
Kansas#238111 in 1,366
Indiana#311141 in 2,687
Oklahoma#33781 in 2,383
Colorado#38291 in 2,760
Missouri#389101 in 3,450
Wisconsin#39181 in 3,660
Oregon#42461 in 3,278
Tennessee#44781 in 4,299
Arizona#48581 in 4,191
Alabama#50461 in 4,176
Texas#573281 in 5,566
Ohio#61491 in 7,813
Louisiana#67851 in 5,337
Michigan#75661 in 9,931
California#763241 in 10,564
Pennsylvania#83251 in 13,669
Florida#87281 in 10,611
Illinois#98561 in 13,489
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Caden
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 10 spots since 2024 (#211#201)
  • 41 spots since 2020 (#242#201)
  • 9 spots since 2015 (#192#201)
  • Biggest jump: 1,024 spots in 1992 (#1,895#871)
  • Biggest drop: 65 spots in 1993 (#871#936)
Rise & fade · boys
27 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1979
  • Peaked 2006 at #91 (4,775 births)
  • Births halved by 2013, 7 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 4 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 4 yrs · run 2005–2008
  • Top 1,000: 34 yrs · run 1992–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 411
  • Highest: 1 in 411 boys born in 2007 were named Caden (0.24%)
  • Latest: 1 in 981 boys born in 2025 (0.10%)
  • Its best rank, #91 in 2006, was only 1 in 430 (0.23%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 2000s
  • 51.0% of all boys named Caden (36,737) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1970s5#6,056 (1979)#6,056
1980s90#3,079 (1988)#4,831
1990s2,850#288 (1999)#961
2000s36,737#91 (2006)#129
2010s22,376#119 (2010)#189
2020s9,987#198 (2023)#218

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Caden in 1996

girls
#11,807
6 births · 1 in 292,168 girls
boys
#633
268 births · 1 in 7,068 boys

Top girls' names in 1996

  1. #1Emily25,150
  2. #2Jessica24,201
  3. #3Ashley23,678
  4. #4Sarah21,048
  5. #5Samantha20,552
  6. #6Taylor19,155
  7. #7Hannah18,596
  8. #8Alexis16,592
  9. #9Rachel16,121
  10. #10Elizabeth16,003
  11. #11,807Caden6

Top boys' names in 1996

  1. #1Michael38,373
  2. #2Matthew32,077
  3. #3Jacob31,925
  4. #4Christopher30,904
  5. #5Joshua29,175
  6. #6Nicholas27,724
  7. #7Tyler26,956
  8. #8Brandon25,847
  9. #9Austin25,663
  10. #10Andrew25,244
  11. #633Caden268
More about 1996

girls

1,753,007 girls got a published name in 1996; 1 in 292,168 of them was named Caden, which outranked 25.7% of the 15,894 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Caden
  1. #10,567Zuly7
  2. #10,567Zury7
  3. #10,567Zyanya7
  4. #11,807Caden6
  5. #11,807Aalayah6
  6. #11,807Aamna6
  7. #11,807Aarthi6
  8. #13,518Aaleeyah5
  9. #13,518Abbiegail5
  10. #13,518Abigahil5

Tied with 1,710 names at #11,807; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1995
Risers
  1. 2,167Odalys#2,845#678
  2. 1,531Tamia#2,028#497
  3. 1,524Jaycie#2,486#962
  4. 1,486Odalis#2,394#908
  5. 1,430Zaria#2,155#725
Fallers
  1. 1,558Unknown#865#2,423
  2. 723Iridian#886#1,609
  3. 435Selene#964#1,399
  4. 394Salina#838#1,232
  5. 339Chelsi#697#1,036

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,894,300 boys got a published name in 1996; 1 in 7,068 of them was named Caden, which outranked 94.0% of the 10,536 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Caden
  1. #630Tre273
  2. #631Guadalupe270
  3. #632River269
  4. #633Caden268
  5. #633Moshe268
  6. #635Houston267
  7. #636Dwight266
  8. #637Baby264

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1995
Risers
  1. 1,398Keyshawn#2,178#780
  2. 1,171Jair#2,055#884
  3. 1,065Kordell#2,055#990
  4. 856Shemar#1,758#902
  5. 686Nasir#1,648#962
Fallers
  1. 1,075Unknown#665#1,740
  2. 649Rashaan#937#1,586
  3. 633Savon#966#1,599
  4. 514Latrell#966#1,480
  5. 351Rakeem#970#1,321

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1996