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Cayden name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Cayden ranks #414 in male records (774 reported) and #7,567 in female records (14 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Data updated

Key facts

2025 female rank and count
#7,567 · 14 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (female)
Count decreased by 9 female records (23 to 14); rank moved from #5,482 to #7,567.
5-year change, since 2021 (female)
Count decreased by 12 female records (26 to 14); rank moved from #4,988 to #7,567.
2025 male rank and count
#414 · 774 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (male)
Count decreased by 194 male records (968 to 774); rank moved from #349 to #414.
5-year change, since 2021 (male)
Count decreased by 404 male records (1,178 to 774); rank moved from #289 to #414.
Peak year in available data
2016: 1,560 male records, the highest published count in 2016–2025.

Is Cayden becoming more popular?

Cayden's reported male count decreased by 194 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #349 to #414. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

Cayden in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for CaydenFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.1,5600201620252016: 49 female records2017: 41 female records2018: 44 female records2019: 23 female records2020: 24 female records2021: 26 female records2022: 34 female records2023: 13 female records2024: 23 female records2025: 14 female records2016: 1,560 male records2017: 1,534 male records2018: 1,463 male records2019: 1,367 male records2020: 1,287 male records2021: 1,178 male records2022: 1,164 male records2023: 1,027 male records2024: 968 male records2025: 774 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
2025147,567774414
2024235,482968349
2023138,1461,027327
2022344,2271,164295
2021264,9881,178289
2020245,1921,287267
2019235,4731,367264
2018443,5171,463251
2017413,7111,534241
2016493,2951,560243

Questions about Cayden’s popularity

How common is Cayden in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Cayden ranks #414 in male records (774 reported) and #7,567 in female records (14 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Cayden?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Cayden only.

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