Kaiden Boy
How popular is Kaiden?
#237 boy name in 2025
1,476 baby boys were named Kaiden in the US in 2025, making it the 237th most popular boy name. Another 12 girls got the name (#8,360 for girls).
Kaiden popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #237 for boys (▼ 29 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 1,476 boys, 12 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-51% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #140 in 2015, #139 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2014 (3,269 boys) |
| Highest rank | #122 in 2013 |
| First recorded | 1992 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 99% boys, 1% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Kaiden counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Kayden family of names ranked #20 for boys in 2025 (#17 the year before), with 8,513 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kayden | 2,678 | 31% |
| Kaiden | 1,476 | 17% |
| Caden | 1,742 | 20% |
| Kaden | 1,034 | 12% |
| Cayden | 774 | 9% |
| Caiden | 475 | 6% |
| Kaidyn | 67 | 1% |
| Kadyn | 41 | 0% |
| Kaydon | 35 | 0% |
| Kadin | 27 | 0% |
| Kaidan | 15 | 0% |
| Kaydin | 23 | 0% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Kaiden is most popular
Babies named Kaiden per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Mississippi: 4.2 per 1,000 (237 boys)
- Delaware: 2.7 per 1,000 (41 boys)
- Louisiana: 2.6 per 1,000 (261 boys)
- Alabama: 2.4 per 1,000 (264 boys)
- Georgia: 2.4 per 1,000 (599 boys)
Kaiden by decade
Boy names about as popular as Kaiden
Questions
- Is Kaiden a boy or girl name?
- Kaiden is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 99% of babies named Kaiden were boys.
- How popular is the name Kaiden?
- 1,476 baby boys were named Kaiden in the US in 2025, making it the 237th most popular boy name. Another 12 girls got the name (#8,360 for girls).
- When was Kaiden most popular?
- Kaiden peaked in 2014, when 3,269 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #122 in 2013.
- How many people are named Kaiden?
- 54,156 babies have been named Kaiden in the US since 1880. We estimate about 53,733 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 11.
- Where is Kaiden most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Kaiden was most common in Mississippi, at 4.2 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.