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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202020peak #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 2020

  • 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: #187 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 737 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Caden, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Caden, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #226 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 673 boysNDMinnesota: #214 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 862 boysMNIllinois: #207 for boys · 64 births · 1 in 854 boysILWisconsin: #203 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 798 boysWIMichigan: #281 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 1,294 boysMINew York: #257 for boys · 74 births · 1 in 1,184 boysNYMassachusetts: #239 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 1,074 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Caden, so not publishedRIOregon: #252 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 967 boysORNevada: #272 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 989 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Caden, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Caden, so not publishedSDIowa: #244 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 905 boysIAIndiana: #292 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,249 boysINOhio: #175 for boys · 79 births · 1 in 690 boysOHPennsylvania: #169 for boys · 77 births · 1 in 701 boysPANew Jersey: #200 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 837 boysNJConnecticut: #165 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 624 boysCTCalifornia: #264 for boys · 155 births · 1 in 1,223 boysCAUtah: #442 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,929 boysUTColorado: #181 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 678 boysCONebraska: #200 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 675 boysNEMissouri: #308 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,357 boysMOKentucky: #281 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,155 boysKYWest Virginia: #228 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 774 boysWVVirginia: #217 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 921 boysVAMaryland: #266 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,139 boysMDDelaware: #148 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 442 boysDEArizona: #276 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 1,102 boysAZNew Mexico: #379 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,456 boysNMKansas: #223 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 857 boysKSArkansas: #396 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,595 boysARTennessee: #218 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 874 boysTNNorth Carolina: #241 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 999 boysNCSouth Carolina: #281 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,177 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #213 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 699 boysDCOklahoma: #288 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,109 boysOKLouisiana: #258 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 980 boysLAMississippi: #206 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 757 boysMSAlabama: #200 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 777 boysALGeorgia: #206 for boys · 60 births · 1 in 838 boysGAHawaii: #91 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 314 boysHITexas: #313 for boys · 122 births · 1 in 1,387 boysTXFlorida: #221 for boys · 93 births · 1 in 970 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Hawaii#91 · 1 in 314
  2. Delaware#148 · 1 in 442
  3. Connecticut#165 · 1 in 624
  4. Pennsylvania#169 · 1 in 701
  5. Ohio#175 · 1 in 690

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Hawaii#91111 in 314
Delaware#14871 in 442
Connecticut#165211 in 624
Pennsylvania#169771 in 701
Ohio#175791 in 690
Colorado#181371 in 678
Washington#187451 in 737
Alabama#200281 in 777
Nebraska#200131 in 675
New Jersey#200471 in 837
Wisconsin#203301 in 798
Georgia#206601 in 838
Mississippi#206161 in 757
Illinois#207641 in 854
District of Columbia#21351 in 699
Minnesota#214291 in 862
Virginia#217421 in 921
Tennessee#218391 in 874
Florida#221931 in 970
Kansas#223161 in 857
North Dakota#22651 in 673
West Virginia#22891 in 774
Massachusetts#239251 in 1,074
North Carolina#241491 in 999
Iowa#244151 in 905
Oregon#252161 in 967
New York#257741 in 1,184
Louisiana#258221 in 980
California#2641551 in 1,223
Maryland#266221 in 1,139
Nevada#272121 in 989
Arizona#276291 in 1,102
Kentucky#281171 in 1,155
Michigan#281331 in 1,294
South Carolina#281171 in 1,177
Oklahoma#288161 in 1,109
Indiana#292261 in 1,249
Missouri#308211 in 1,357
Texas#3131221 in 1,387
New Mexico#37951 in 1,456
Arkansas#39681 in 1,595
Utah#442101 in 1,929
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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 2020

girls
#9,546
10 births · 1 in 161,655 girls
boys
#242
1,484 births · 1 in 1,163 boys

Top girls' names in 2020

  1. #1Olivia17,691
  2. #2Emma15,723
  3. #3Ava13,201
  4. #4Sophia13,105
  5. #5Charlotte13,100
  6. #6Amelia12,802
  7. #7Isabella12,226
  8. #8Mia11,269
  9. #9Evelyn9,517
  10. #10Harper8,849
  11. #9,546Caden10

Top boys' names in 2020

  1. #1Liam19,865
  2. #2Noah18,464
  3. #3Oliver14,277
  4. #4Elijah13,238
  5. #5William12,676
  6. #6James12,390
  7. #7Benjamin12,264
  8. #8Lucas11,386
  9. #9Henry10,793
  10. #10Alexander10,268
  11. #242Caden1,484
More about 2020

girls

1,616,549 girls got a published name in 2020; 1 in 161,655 of them was named Caden, which outranked 45.5% of the 17,527 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Caden
  1. #8,953Zohemy11
  2. #8,953Zorie11
  3. #8,953Zuzu11
  4. #9,546Caden10
  5. #9,546Aashna10
  6. #9,546Abree10
  7. #9,546Abria10
  8. #10,250Aadriti9
  9. #10,250Aaima9
  10. #10,250Aalivia9

Tied with 703 names at #9,546; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2019
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,492Avayah#2,428 → #936
  2. ↑ 950Denisse#1,802 → #852
  3. ↑ 818Jianna#1,668 → #850
  4. ↑ 609Capri#1,291 → #682
  5. ↑ 550Rosalia#1,287 → #737
Fallers
  1. ↓ 393Yaritza#813 → #1,206
  2. ↓ 271Seraphina#1,000 → #1,271
  3. ↓ 207Marissa#874 → #1,081
  4. ↓ 203Annabella#644 → #847
  5. ↓ 195Jayde#832 → #1,027

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

boys

1,726,076 boys got a published name in 2020; 1 in 1,163 of them was named Caden, which outranked 98.3% of the 14,060 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Caden
  1. #239Kobe1,518
  2. #240Nash1,500
  3. #241Griffin1,492
  4. #242Caden1,484
  5. #243Kenneth1,483
  6. #244Kyler1,466
  7. #245Hayes1,451
Biggest movers since 2019
Risers
  1. ↑ 587Zyair#1,548 → #961
  2. ↑ 567Jaxtyn#1,152 → #585
  3. ↑ 539Jakobe#1,372 → #833
  4. ↑ 473Kylo#922 → #449
  5. ↑ 461Ander#1,085 → #624
Fallers
  1. ↓ 380Vivaan#875 → #1,255
  2. ↓ 282Alexzander#890 → #1,172
  3. ↓ 268Reyansh#806 → #1,074
  4. ↓ 266Javion#949 → #1,215
  5. ↓ 224Kenny#862 → #1,086

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

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