Caden
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KAY-den
- Origin
- Modern
- UK rank, 2025
- #624 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #201 for boys
- Style
- Big in Northern Ireland
Caden is a boys' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 624th for boys in the UK (67 babies) and 201st for boys in the US (1,742 babies).
Where does Caden come from?
Modern
More on Wiktionary.
Is Caden a girl's or a boy's name?
Caden is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 67 boys in the UK and 10 girls and 1,742 boys in the US.
How popular is Caden in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 624th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 67 about 1 in 4,500 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 8% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 67 boys in the UK were named Caden, making it the 624th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 559th. Its busiest year was 2010, with 229 boys.
Half of all the boys named Caden in the UK since 1996 were born between 2008 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 632 boys in the UK were given Caden or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #104, up from #624 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 745th in England and Wales, 333rd in Scotland and 185th in Northern Ireland.
Caden in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 67 | #624 |
| 2024 | 77 | #561 |
| 2023 | 59 | #663 |
| 2022 | 56 | #691 |
| 2021 | 61 | #666 |
| 2020 | 75 | #559 |
| 2019 | 67 | #613 |
| 2018 | 78 | #553 |
| 2017 | 86 | #518 |
| 2016 | 78 | #554 |
| 2015 | 86 | #506 |
| 2014 | 95 | #475 |
| 2013 | 103 | #443 |
| 2012 | 131 | #376 |
| 2011 | 173 | #296 |
| 2010 | 229 | #239 |
| 2009 | 197 | #256 |
| 2008 | 193 | #256 |
| 2007 | 165 | #273 |
| 2006 | 165 | #254 |
| 2005 | 79 | #415 |
| 2004 | 66 | #458 |
| 2003 | 53 | #508 |
| 2002 | 41 | #566 |
| 2001 | 11 | #1,369 |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,237 |
| 1999 | 5 | #2,184 |
| 1998 | 3 | #3,021 |
How popular is Caden in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 201st among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 1,742 about 1 in 980 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady up 15% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 1.4% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 1,742 boys in the US were named Caden, making it the 201st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 242nd. Its busiest year was 2007, with 5,055 boys. It first appears in the records in 1979. 10 girls were also named Caden in 2025 (9,454th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Caden in the US since 1880 were born between 2005 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 8,774 boys in the US were given Caden or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #20, up from #201 for this spelling alone.
Caden in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,742 | #201 |
| 2024 | 1,686 | #211 |
| 2023 | 1,845 | #198 |
| 2022 | 1,625 | #223 |
| 2021 | 1,605 | #230 |
| 2020 | 1,484 | #242 |
| 2019 | 1,475 | #248 |
| 2018 | 1,614 | #237 |
| 2017 | 1,718 | #223 |
| 2016 | 1,994 | #202 |
| 2015 | 2,142 | #192 |
| 2014 | 2,064 | #197 |
| 2013 | 2,216 | #183 |
| 2012 | 2,694 | #151 |
| 2011 | 3,046 | #134 |
| 2010 | 3,413 | #119 |
| 2009 | 4,025 | #103 |
| 2008 | 4,773 | #96 |
| 2007 | 5,055 | #92 |
| 2006 | 4,775 | #91 |
| 2005 | 4,438 | #98 |
| 2004 | 4,157 | #104 |
| 2003 | 3,629 | #113 |
| 2002 | 2,601 | #153 |
| 2001 | 1,878 | #195 |
| 2000 | 1,406 | #240 |
| 1999 | 1,002 | #288 |
| 1998 | 486 | #463 |
| 1997 | 326 | #571 |
| 1996 | 268 | #633 |
| 1995 | 215 | #726 |
| 1994 | 206 | #731 |
| 1993 | 132 | #934 |
| 1992 | 147 | #868 |
| 1991 | 41 | #1,889 |
| 1990 | 27 | #2,483 |
| 1989 | 14 | #3,803 |
| 1988 | 17 | #3,074 |
| 1987 | 13 | #3,516 |
| 1986 | 10 | #4,126 |
| 1985 | 6 | #5,780 |
| 1984 | 7 | #4,969 |
| 1983 | 7 | #4,904 |
| 1982 | 5 | #6,383 |
| 1981 | 6 | #5,466 |
| 1980 | 5 | #6,248 |
| 1979 | 5 | #6,054 |
Names like Caden
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aiden, Finn, Brody, Conan, Caelan, Kian, Brayden, Ronan, Keegan, Declan, Kody, Callan
Other spellings of Caden
Kayden, Kaiden, Caiden, Cayden, Kaden, Cadan, Cadain, Kaeden, Caeden, Kaidan, Kaydon, Keyden, Kaidyn, Kadyn
Names related to Caden
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kehlani, Alayna, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya, Oaklynn, Ailani, Kayson
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Caden: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/caden, updated 20 October 2026.