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Cayden

Origin: Modern coinage — Variant of Caden · created in the 1990s to sound like Aidan and Hayden

Boy's name · #414 in the US (2025) · 2010s wave

Popularity over time

Cayden reached its best rank, #143, in 2009 and ranked #414 in 2025. About 41,000 boys have carried it since 1990.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 41 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#508 in Scotland (2025) · #525 in Ireland (2025) · #673 in France (2025) · #769 in Netherlands (2025) · #828 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,447 in Sweden (2025) · #2,047 in Switzerland (2025) · #455 in Canada (2024).

Famous Caydens

Cayden Boyd — American actor
Cayden Primeau — American ice hockey player
Cayden Lindstrom — Canadian ice hockey forward (born 2006)
Cayden Boozer — American basketball player (born 2007)
Cayden Camper — American football placekicker

In stories & tradition

Cayden James — Arrow (TV series)

What Caydens become

Among 25 notable people named Cayden:

Sports figures appear 3.75× more often than among typical names — e.g. Cayden Primeau, American ice hockey player.

Spellings & nicknames

Cayden is the less common spelling of Kayden (#135), Caden (#201), and Kaiden (#237) — about 9% of babies given the name are written this way.

Similar names: Caiden · Jaiden · Camden · Jaylen · Braylen · Jalen

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