Cadan
Boy · KAY-den · Modern
Big in Northern Ireland
Cadan is a boys' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 2,742nd for boys in the UK (8 babies) and 10,690th for boys in the US (6 babies).
Where does Cadan come from?
Modern: spelling of Caden
- Say it
- KAY-den
Meaning borrowed from Caden. More on Wiktionary.
Is Cadan a girl's or a boy's name?
Cadan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 8 boys in the UK and 6 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Cadan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,742among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 8about 1 in 37,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 38% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 8 boys in the UK were named Cadan, making it the 2,742nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,562nd. Its busiest year was 2006, with 19 boys.
Half of all the boys named Cadan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 632 boys in the UK were given Cadan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #104, up from #2,742 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,656th in England and Wales and 395th in Northern Ireland.
Cadan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | #2,742 |
| 2024 | 8 | #2,750 |
| 2023 | 5 | #3,712 |
| 2022 | 5 | #3,639 |
| 2021 | 9 | #2,434 |
| 2020 | 8 | #2,562 |
| 2019 | 16 | #1,608 |
| 2018 | 10 | #2,234 |
| 2017 | 3 | #4,995 |
| 2016 | 8 | #2,690 |
| 2015 | 17 | #1,535 |
| 2014 | 7 | #2,843 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,008 |
| 2012 | 15 | #1,692 |
| 2011 | 12 | #1,890 |
| 2010 | 17 | #1,508 |
| 2009 | 10 | #2,084 |
| 2008 | 17 | #1,436 |
| 2007 | 15 | #1,540 |
| 2006 | 19 | #1,207 |
| 2005 | 8 | #2,090 |
| 2004 | 7 | #2,157 |
| 2003 | 13 | #1,328 |
| 2002 | 16 | #1,109 |
| 2001 | 6 | #2,049 |
| 2000 | 4 | #2,612 |
| 1999 | 8 | #1,582 |
| 1998 | 6 | #1,932 |
| 1997 | 4 | #2,438 |
How popular is Cadan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #10,690among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 6about 1 in 280,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 6 boys in the US were named Cadan, making it the 10,690th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 10,599th. Its busiest year was 2007, with 31 boys. It first appears in the records in 1997.
Half of all the boys named Cadan in the US since 1880 were born between 2005 and 2013, the years shaded on the chart below.
Cadan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #10,690 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 6 | #10,794 |
| 2020 | 6 | #10,599 |
| 2019 | 5 | #12,138 |
| 2018 | 10 | #7,613 |
| 2017 | 6 | #10,770 |
| 2016 | 11 | #7,152 |
| 2015 | 13 | #6,320 |
| 2014 | 14 | #5,993 |
| 2013 | 9 | #8,113 |
| 2012 | 14 | #5,995 |
| 2011 | 23 | #4,219 |
| 2010 | 12 | #6,692 |
| 2009 | 20 | #4,746 |
| 2008 | 20 | #4,710 |
| 2007 | 31 | #3,442 |
| 2006 | 24 | #3,998 |
| 2005 | 24 | #3,811 |
| 2004 | 23 | #3,855 |
| 2003 | 12 | #5,870 |
| 2002 | 9 | #7,048 |
| 2001 | 10 | #6,438 |
| 2000 | 10 | #6,309 |
| 1999 | 5 | #9,905 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 5 | #9,259 |
Names like Cadan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Finn Caelan Ronan Aiden Conan Conlan Keegan Declan Kian Brody Brogan Callan
Other spellings of Cadan
Kayden Kaiden Caden Caiden Cayden Kaden Cadain Kaeden Caeden Kaidan Kaydon
Names related to Cadan
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