Kayden

#2,933 for girls in 2025, 57 births · #135 for boys in 2025, 2,678 births
Given to boys 90.1% of the time

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Peak · boys
2014 · 4,742 births
Debut · boys
6 births
In top 100 · boys
8 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
73,606
since 1989

Kayden over time

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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202006peak #392, 2008peak #90, 2014girlsboys
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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#2,93357#1352,678
2024#2,72263#1252,895
2023#2,44273#1143,135
2022#2,19386#1063,483
2021#1,99197#1083,584
2020#1,728116#993,650
2019#1,679125#973,926
2018#1,435154#974,004
2017#1,160212#984,014
2016#1,039254#1014,040
2015#879316#954,263
2014#713394#904,742
2013#761357#934,438
2012#586497#973,884
2011#530547#1053,746
2010#481627#1233,304
2009#441715#1382,964
2008#392824#1522,596
2007#509627#1862,195
2006#623466#2301,570
2005#624450#2561,298
2004#742354#317974
2003#930253#366725
2002#1,303150#502454
2001#1,94189#658278
2000#2,50860#780212
1999#3,37437#996141
1998#3,83130#1,205102
1997#4,37024#1,42376
1996#5,77116#1,53365
1995#6,64113#1,73651
1994#8,8049#2,21936
1993#11,7806#2,29533
1992#6,65213#3,22020
1991#3,63616
1990#5,8238
1989#6,9416
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First appearance
1989

The first year at least five boys were named Kayden! It came in at #6,941, and was given to 6 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1989–1990, when fewer than 9 boys a year got the name.

Where Kayden is popular in 2006

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #109 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 335 boysAKMaine: #114 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 424 boysMEVermont: #105 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 299 boysVTNew Hampshire: #117 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 455 boysNHWashington: #235 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 1,038 boysWAIdaho: #96 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 314 boysIDMontana: #161 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 543 boysMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Kayden, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #330 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,051 boysMNIllinois: #324 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 1,878 boysILWisconsin: #185 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 906 boysWIMichigan: #186 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 968 boysMINew York: #341 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 2,191 boysNYMassachusetts: #261 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,732 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Kayden, so not publishedRIOregon: #218 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 885 boysORNevada: #217 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 919 boysNVWyoming: #146 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 438 boysWYSouth Dakota: #200 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 705 boysSDIowa: #130 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 484 boysIAIndiana: #138 for boys · 73 births · 1 in 531 boysINOhio: #145 for boys · 92 births · 1 in 722 boysOHPennsylvania: #226 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 1,316 boysPANew Jersey: #548 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 4,278 boysNJConnecticut: #345 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,405 boysCTCalifornia: #314 for boys · 126 births · 1 in 2,066 boysCAUtah: #119 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 416 boysUTColorado: #258 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 1,211 boysCONebraska: #140 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 506 boysNEMissouri: #146 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 624 boysMOKentucky: #143 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 666 boysKYWest Virginia: #137 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 548 boysWVVirginia: #281 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 1,628 boysVAMaryland: #344 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,007 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Kayden, so not publishedDEArizona: #264 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 1,373 boysAZNew Mexico: #265 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,263 boysNMKansas: #161 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 623 boysKSArkansas: #161 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 679 boysARTennessee: #160 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 764 boysTNNorth Carolina: #349 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 2,096 boysNCSouth Carolina: #280 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,416 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Kayden, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #162 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 673 boysOKLouisiana: #123 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 546 boysLAMississippi: #252 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,145 boysMSAlabama: #289 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,579 boysALGeorgia: #310 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 1,687 boysGAHawaii: #134 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 464 boysHITexas: #279 for boys · 122 births · 1 in 1,527 boysTXFlorida: #253 for boys · 71 births · 1 in 1,456 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Idaho#96 · 1 in 314
  2. Vermont#105 · 1 in 299
  3. Alaska#109 · 1 in 335
  4. Maine#114 · 1 in 424
  5. New Hampshire#117 · 1 in 455

Best ever in a state: #23 in Mississippi, 2017.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Idaho#96291 in 314
Vermont#10571 in 299
Alaska#109101 in 335
Maine#114131 in 424
New Hampshire#117121 in 455
Utah#119561 in 416
Louisiana#123461 in 546
Iowa#130351 in 484
Hawaii#134111 in 464
West Virginia#137161 in 548
Indiana#138731 in 531
Nebraska#140211 in 506
Kentucky#143361 in 666
Ohio#145921 in 722
Missouri#146561 in 624
Wyoming#14651 in 438
Tennessee#160491 in 764
Arkansas#161231 in 679
Kansas#161271 in 623
Montana#16181 in 543
Oklahoma#162321 in 673
Wisconsin#185331 in 906
Michigan#186561 in 968
South Dakota#20061 in 705
Nevada#217171 in 919
Oregon#218231 in 885
Pennsylvania#226491 in 1,316
Washington#235351 in 1,038
Mississippi#252141 in 1,145
Florida#253711 in 1,456
Colorado#258251 in 1,211
Massachusetts#261191 in 1,732
Arizona#264331 in 1,373
New Mexico#26591 in 1,263
Texas#2791221 in 1,527
South Carolina#280161 in 1,416
Virginia#281271 in 1,628
Alabama#289161 in 1,579
Georgia#310371 in 1,687
California#3141261 in 2,066
Illinois#324411 in 1,878
Minnesota#330151 in 2,051
New York#341501 in 2,191
Maryland#344151 in 2,007
Connecticut#34571 in 2,405
North Carolina#349261 in 2,096
New Jersey#548111 in 4,278
Delaware
District of Columbia
North Dakota
Rhode Island

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 Kayden
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 10 spots since 2024 (#125#135)
  • 36 spots since 2020 (#99#135)
  • 40 spots since 2015 (#95#135)
  • Biggest jump: 216 spots in 2000 (#996#780)
  • Biggest drop: 11 spots in 2024 (#114#125)
Rise & fade · boys
25 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1989
  • Peaked 2014 at #90 (4,742 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 8 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 8 yrs · run 2012–2015
  • Top 1,000: 27 yrs · run 1999–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 405
  • Highest: 1 in 405 boys born in 2014 were named Kayden (0.25%)
  • Latest: 1 in 638 boys born in 2025 (0.16%)
Era · boys
The 2010s
  • 54.8% of all boys named Kayden (40,361) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Never flipped
  • The majority has never changed
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1980s6#6,941 (1989)#6,941
1990s548#996 (1999)#2,409
2000s13,266#138 (2009)#359
2010s40,361#90 (2014)#100
2020s19,425#99 (2020)#115

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.

Kayden in 2006

girls
#623
466 births · 1 in 4,080 girls
boys
#230
1,570 births · 1 in 1,309 boys

Top girls' names in 2006

  1. #1Emily21,412
  2. #2Emma19,133
  3. #3Madison18,635
  4. #4Isabella18,231
  5. #5Ava16,941
  6. #6Abigail15,633
  7. #7Olivia15,508
  8. #8Hannah14,556
  9. #9Sophia13,503
  10. #10Samantha12,470
  11. #623Kayden466

Top boys' names in 2006

  1. #1Jacob24,871
  2. #2Michael22,653
  3. #3Joshua22,336
  4. #4Ethan20,522
  5. #5Matthew20,339
  6. #6Daniel20,082
  7. #7Andrew19,733
  8. #8Christopher19,688
  9. #9Anthony19,413
  10. #10William18,965
  11. #230Kayden1,570
More about 2006

girls

1,901,209 girls got a published name in 2006; 1 in 4,080 of them was named Kayden, which outranked 96.9% of the 20,064 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Kayden
  1. #620Jazmyn469
  2. #621Felicity468
  3. #622Kennedi467
  4. #623Kayden466
  5. #624Kaylynn464
  6. #625Brittney463
  7. #625Savanah463
Biggest movers since 2005
Risers
  1. 8,571Bethzy#9,452#881
  2. 1,747Rihanna#2,278#531
  3. 965Yaretzi#1,803#838
  4. 921Betsy#1,668#747
  5. 612Evangeline#1,210#598
Fallers
  1. 2,134Mikalah#806#2,940
  2. 1,275Jolette#954#2,229
  3. 756Karol#818#1,574
  4. 446Litzy#388#834
  5. 305Devon#963#1,268

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

boys

2,055,273 boys got a published name in 2006; 1 in 1,309 of them was named Kayden, which outranked 98.4% of the 14,047 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 10.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Kayden
  1. #227Keegan1,594
  2. #228Jalen1,591
  3. #229Troy1,583
  4. #230Kayden1,570
  5. #231Harrison1,560
  6. #232Santiago1,552
  7. #233Dawson1,550
Biggest movers since 2005
Risers
  1. 792Bode#1,648#856
  2. 790Talen#1,691#901
  3. 677Kingston#1,603#926
  4. 634Imanol#1,619#985
  5. 590Yandel#1,266#676
Fallers
  1. 2,208Baby#945#3,153
  2. 609Kanye#892#1,501
  3. 442Amarion#628#1,070
  4. 308Omarion#420#728
  5. 224Johnpaul#739#963

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

See the top 100 for 2006