Cayden
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KAY-den
- Origin
- Modern
- UK rank, 2025
- #811 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #414 for boys
- Style
- Big in Northern Ireland
Cayden is a boys' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 811th for boys in the UK (45 babies) and 414th for boys in the US (774 babies).
Where does Cayden come from?
Modern: modern spelling of Caden, in the style of Aidan and Jayden
More on Wiktionary.
Is Cayden a girl's or a boy's name?
Cayden is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 45 boys in the UK and 14 girls and 774 boys in the US.
How popular is Cayden in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 811th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 45 about 1 in 6,700 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 24% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 45 boys in the UK were named Cayden, making it the 811th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 553rd. Its busiest year was 2011, with 253 boys.
2025 had fewer boys named Cayden than any year since 2004.
Half of all the boys named Cayden in the UK since 1996 were born between 2009 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 632 boys in the UK were given Cayden or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #104, up from #811 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 822nd in England and Wales and 495th in Scotland.
Cayden in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 45 | #811 |
| 2024 | 73 | #583 |
| 2023 | 57 | #684 |
| 2022 | 66 | #624 |
| 2021 | 66 | #626 |
| 2020 | 76 | #553 |
| 2019 | 64 | #630 |
| 2018 | 89 | #499 |
| 2017 | 106 | #451 |
| 2016 | 114 | #421 |
| 2015 | 111 | #427 |
| 2014 | 102 | #442 |
| 2013 | 138 | #343 |
| 2012 | 216 | #255 |
| 2011 | 253 | #227 |
| 2010 | 230 | #238 |
| 2009 | 244 | #221 |
| 2008 | 215 | #240 |
| 2007 | 141 | #309 |
| 2006 | 104 | #370 |
| 2005 | 73 | #444 |
| 2004 | 39 | #680 |
| 2003 | 10 | #1,608 |
| 2002 | 4 | #2,751 |
| 2001 | 9 | #1,547 |
| 2000 | 4 | #2,612 |
How popular is Cayden in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 414th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 774 about 1 in 2,200 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 33% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 774 boys in the US were named Cayden, making it the 414th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 267th. Its busiest year was 2009, with 2,749 boys. It first appears in the records in 1990. 14 girls were also named Cayden in 2025 (7,489th for girls).
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 12 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Cayden than any year since 2002.
Half of all the boys named Cayden in the US since 1880 were born between 2008 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 8,774 boys in the US were given Cayden or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #20, up from #414 for this spelling alone.
Cayden in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 774 | #414 |
| 2024 | 968 | #349 |
| 2023 | 1,027 | #327 |
| 2022 | 1,164 | #295 |
| 2021 | 1,178 | #289 |
| 2020 | 1,287 | #267 |
| 2019 | 1,367 | #264 |
| 2018 | 1,463 | #251 |
| 2017 | 1,534 | #241 |
| 2016 | 1,560 | #243 |
| 2015 | 1,869 | #213 |
| 2014 | 2,050 | #198 |
| 2013 | 2,389 | #172 |
| 2012 | 2,378 | #164 |
| 2011 | 2,576 | #150 |
| 2010 | 2,581 | #151 |
| 2009 | 2,749 | #143 |
| 2008 | 2,322 | #173 |
| 2007 | 2,341 | #176 |
| 2006 | 1,753 | #213 |
| 2005 | 1,574 | #223 |
| 2004 | 1,242 | #264 |
| 2003 | 1,013 | #300 |
| 2002 | 699 | #375 |
| 2001 | 398 | #543 |
| 2000 | 300 | #624 |
| 1999 | 209 | #761 |
| 1998 | 136 | #1,002 |
| 1997 | 100 | #1,187 |
| 1996 | 68 | #1,477 |
| 1995 | 45 | #1,882 |
| 1994 | 62 | #1,511 |
| 1993 | 26 | #2,691 |
| 1992 | 26 | #2,664 |
| 1991 | 10 | #5,088 |
| 1990 | 7 | #6,408 |
Names like Cayden
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Finn, Aiden, Conan, Brody, Brayden, Ronan, Caelan, Keegan, Kian, Declan, Conlan, Rayden
Other spellings of Cayden
Kayden, Kaiden, Caden, Caiden, Kaden, Cadan, Cadain, Kaeden, Caeden, Kaidan, Kaydon, Keyden, Kaidyn, Kadyn
Names related to Cayden
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, “Cayden: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/cayden, updated 20 October 2026.