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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202024peak #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 2024

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #162 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 454 boysAKMaine: #208 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 621 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Caden, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #119 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 395 boysNHWashington: #284 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 1,204 boysWAIdaho: #233 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 835 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Caden, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #227 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 659 boysNDMinnesota: #151 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 561 boysMNIllinois: #209 for boys · 60 births · 1 in 837 boysILWisconsin: #168 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 619 boysWIMichigan: #164 for boys · 63 births · 1 in 635 boysMINew York: #251 for boys · 76 births · 1 in 1,138 boysNYMassachusetts: #171 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 711 boysMARhode Island: #112 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 350 boysRIOregon: #222 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 826 boysORNevada: #296 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,122 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Caden, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #160 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 463 boysSDIowa: #237 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 860 boysIAIndiana: #188 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 730 boysINOhio: #172 for boys · 80 births · 1 in 659 boysOHPennsylvania: #184 for boys · 70 births · 1 in 746 boysPANew Jersey: #159 for boys · 60 births · 1 in 666 boysNJConnecticut: #121 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 417 boysCTCalifornia: #243 for boys · 157 births · 1 in 1,148 boysCAUtah: #481 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,142 boysUTColorado: #174 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 687 boysCONebraska: #162 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 538 boysNEMissouri: #222 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 857 boysMOKentucky: #244 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 926 boysKYWest Virginia: #162 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 525 boysWVVirginia: #176 for boys · 52 births · 1 in 726 boysVAMaryland: #222 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 864 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Caden, so not publishedDEArizona: #283 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 1,183 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Caden, so not publishedNMKansas: #242 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 900 boysKSArkansas: #323 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,253 boysARTennessee: #271 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 1,099 boysTNNorth Carolina: #168 for boys · 74 births · 1 in 691 boysNCSouth Carolina: #170 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 635 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Caden, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #345 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,351 boysOKLouisiana: #320 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,230 boysLAMississippi: #185 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 646 boysMSAlabama: #259 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,041 boysALGeorgia: #270 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 1,136 boysGAHawaii: #123 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 358 boysHITexas: #278 for boys · 141 births · 1 in 1,268 boysTXFlorida: #180 for boys · 123 births · 1 in 778 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Rhode Island#112 · 1 in 350
  2. New Hampshire#119 · 1 in 395
  3. Connecticut#121 · 1 in 417
  4. Hawaii#123 · 1 in 358
  5. Minnesota#151 · 1 in 561

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Rhode Island#11291 in 350
New Hampshire#119111 in 395
Connecticut#121321 in 417
Hawaii#12381 in 358
Minnesota#151431 in 561
New Jersey#159601 in 666
South Dakota#16081 in 463
Alaska#16251 in 454
Nebraska#162161 in 538
West Virginia#162121 in 525
Michigan#164631 in 635
North Carolina#168741 in 691
Wisconsin#168381 in 619
South Carolina#170331 in 635
Massachusetts#171381 in 711
Ohio#172801 in 659
Colorado#174381 in 687
Virginia#176521 in 726
Florida#1801231 in 778
Pennsylvania#184701 in 746
Mississippi#185171 in 646
Indiana#188441 in 730
Maine#20861 in 621
Illinois#209601 in 837
Maryland#222271 in 864
Missouri#222321 in 857
Oregon#222181 in 826
North Dakota#22751 in 659
Idaho#233101 in 835
Iowa#237161 in 860
Kansas#242151 in 900
California#2431571 in 1,148
Kentucky#244221 in 926
New York#251761 in 1,138
Alabama#259211 in 1,041
Georgia#270451 in 1,136
Tennessee#271331 in 1,099
Texas#2781411 in 1,268
Arizona#283281 in 1,183
Washington#284271 in 1,204
Nevada#296101 in 1,122
Louisiana#320161 in 1,230
Arkansas#323101 in 1,253
Oklahoma#345131 in 1,351
Utah#48191 in 2,142
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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 2024

girls
#5,615
22 births · 1 in 73,645 girls
boys
#211
1,686 births · 1 in 1,022 boys

Top girls' names in 2024

  1. #1Olivia14,772
  2. #2Emma13,524
  3. #3Amelia12,786
  4. #4Charlotte12,597
  5. #5Mia12,149
  6. #6Sophia12,126
  7. #7Isabella10,810
  8. #8Evelyn9,146
  9. #9Ava8,700
  10. #10Sofia8,113
  11. #5,615Caden22

Top boys' names in 2024

  1. #1Liam22,252
  2. #2Noah20,409
  3. #3Oliver15,396
  4. #4Theodore12,069
  5. #5James11,856
  6. #6Henry11,596
  7. #7Mateo11,349
  8. #8Elijah11,238
  9. #9Lucas10,743
  10. #10William10,647
  11. #211Caden1,686
More about 2024

girls

1,620,190 girls got a published name in 2024; 1 in 73,645 of them was named Caden, which outranked 68.3% of the 17,726 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Caden
  1. #5,443Ziara23
  2. #5,443Zurielle23
  3. #5,443Zyrielle23
  4. #5,615Caden22
  5. #5,615Abagail22
  6. #5,615Abbey22
  7. #5,615Abella22
  8. #5,799Aamina21
  9. #5,799Aarvika21
  10. #5,799Adaleya21

Tied with 183 names at #5,615; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2023
Risers
  1. 756Ailany#857#101
  2. 439Aylani#1,001#562
  3. 426Marjorie#1,248#822
  4. 414Scottie#616#202
  5. 365Elodie#737#372
Fallers
  1. 605Emryn#887#1,492
  2. 307Zhuri#862#1,169
  3. 301Layne#974#1,275
  4. 273Alitzel#876#1,149
  5. 267Aleyna#964#1,231

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

boys

1,722,888 boys got a published name in 2024; 1 in 1,022 of them was named Caden, which outranked 98.5% of the 14,294 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Caden
  1. #208Kaiden1,716
  2. #209Knox1,706
  3. #210Tate1,700
  4. #211Caden1,686
  5. #211Nico1,686
  6. #213Ayden1,684
  7. #213Victor1,684
  8. #215Xander1,671

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

Biggest movers since 2023
Risers
  1. 9,833Truce#10,821#988
  2. 1,201Colsen#1,832#631
  3. 616Bryer#1,485#869
  4. 470Halo#1,458#988
  5. 348Azaiah#1,230#882
Fallers
  1. 397Khari#827#1,224
  2. 309Karsyn#977#1,286
  3. 256Kye#940#1,196
  4. 225Kole#971#1,196
  5. 224Khai#723#947

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

See the top 100 for 2024