Top Baby Names 2024: The Playground Analysis

Caden

The name Caden peaked for girls at #2167 in 2006. Caden is also used for boys, ranking #211 in 2024.

The name Caden is a boy's name of English origin meaning "battle; round, barrel".

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Caden is a key member of the rhyming contingent that includes Aiden, Jayden, Kayden, Brayden et al. It may derive from the Celtic Cadan or Irish Cathán, both from the same root meaning "battle". It is also possible it comes from Cade, meaning "round" or "barrel".

While Caden in this spelling achieves the golden mean of being familiar but not overly popular, ranking consistently in the middle of the Top 1000, there are so many similar names in widespread use that you're sure to hear it more than you might think.

Considering all the spellings together, Caden (and Kayden and Kaiden and Cayden) ranks Number 13 in the US, according to our Playground Analysis.
 A recent study of names by political party affiliation found that nearly 80 percent of the voters named Caden are Republicans.

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The name Caden is currently ranked #211 in U.S. births. and peaked for boys at #91 in 2006. The name is most popular in CADEN, CADEN, and CADEN. Caden is occasionally used for girls in 2024.

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