Caedon
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KAY-den
- Origin
- Modern
Caedon is a boys' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Caedon mean?
Modern: spelling of Kaeden, itself a spelling of Caden, rhyming with Aidan and Hayden
One of many spellings of Caden, an American coinage that spread alongside Aidan, Brayden and Jayden.
Meaning borrowed from Kaeden. More on Wiktionary.
Is Caedon a girl's or a boy's name?
Caedon is a boys' name.
How popular is Caedon in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2005, with 32 boys. It first appears in the records in 1995.
Half of all the boys named Caedon in the US since 1880 were born between 2004 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.
Caedon in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 6 | #10,815 |
| 2022 | 13 | #6,473 |
| 2021 | 13 | #6,330 |
| 2020 | 6 | #10,599 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 5 | #12,150 |
| 2017 | 5 | #12,241 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 12 | #6,671 |
| 2014 | 13 | #6,303 |
| 2013 | 13 | #6,236 |
| 2012 | 18 | #5,030 |
| 2011 | 19 | #4,820 |
| 2010 | 23 | #4,240 |
| 2009 | 29 | #3,637 |
| 2008 | 31 | #3,483 |
| 2007 | 27 | #3,791 |
| 2006 | 24 | #3,998 |
| 2005 | 32 | #3,168 |
| 2004 | 22 | #4,000 |
| 2003 | 28 | #3,275 |
| 2002 | 20 | #4,038 |
| 2001 | 21 | #3,837 |
| 2000 | 18 | #4,198 |
| 1999 | 7 | #7,867 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 5 | #8,861 |
Nicknames for Caedon
- Kae
Names like Caedon
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kayden Cannon Brayden Keegan Finnegan Aiden Deacon Declan Finn Brecken Ronan Braylen
Names related to Caedon
More Modern names
Jayden Ailany Myla Nevaeh Jax Indie Miley Raelynn Kaiden Kehlani Alayna Zayden Wrenley Mya Oaklynn Ailani
Sources
Figures from 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, “Caedon: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/caedon, updated 20 October 2026.