Kaden
Top 1000
About Kaden
A popular member of the -ayden family, Kaden ranks alongside Kaiden, Kayden, Kasen, Kade, Caiden, Cade, and Caden in the US Top 1000. A 90s invention that took off in the 2000s, Kaden is concise and modern, with its popular K initial.
The name is possibly derived from the Celtic and Irish given name Cadan, meaning "battle", however, it is equally likely to have been inspired by the Old English surname Cade, meaning "round" or "gentle", which rose to popularity just a few years before the Kaden family.
Recent namesakes include English footballer Kaden Rodney, Australian cyclist Kaden Groves, influencer Kaden Hammond, and American footballers Kaden Smith and Kaden Elliss.
Kaden ranks at the latter end of the US Top 300, and is given to over 1100 babies every year. However, because of the number of different spelling variants,playground analysis suggests that sound-wise at least, it might feel more like a Top 20 name.
A recent study of names by political party affiliation found that nearly 80 percent of the voters named Kaden (and Caden) are Republicans.
As of October 2026, Kaden ranked #328 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #92 in 2006, Nameberry popularity #856.
Editor's take: The name Kaden is a boy's name meaning "round or barrel".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #171 | 2,473 | 1,287.4 |
| 2015 | #179 | 2,345 | 1,223.4 |
| 2016 | #200 | 2,033 | 1,071.3 |
| 2017 | #209 | 1,857 | 1,003.3 |
| 2018 | #220 | 1,702 | 937.1 |
| 2019 | #244 | 1,535 | 855.5 |
| 2020 | #253 | 1,394 | 807.6 |
| 2021 | #260 | 1,329 | 759.7 |
| 2022 | #267 | 1,289 | 738.3 |
| 2023 | #281 | 1,193 | 697.4 |
| 2024 | #304 | 1,107 | 642.5 |
| 2025 | #328 | 1,034 | 605.4 |
World rankings
Similar names
These 20 names were selected by our users looking for other names like Kaden.
- Kaiden
- Brayden
- Jayce
- Zayden
- Zayne
- Kayden
- Caden
- Jace
- Colton
- Graycen
- Jaden
- Kaleb
- Jaxon
- Caiden
- Kamden
- Jaxson
- Bryson
- Kade
- Zayn
- Braylen
Kaden on lists
Famous Kadens
- Kaden Leos
American actor
- Kaden Gibson
American actor
- Kaden James
American songwriter
- Kaden Hensel
Australian tennis player
- Kaden Martin (b. 2004)
son of R&B singer Toya and coach Tee Martin
- Kaden Rizzo (b. 2005)
son of actress Natalia Cigliuti and NASCAR driver Rob Rizzo
- Kaden Brent Carter (b. 2005)
half,brother of singers Nick and Aaron Carter
- Kaden John Roque (b. 2012)
son of American family vlogger Jessica Skube (Jesssfam on YouTube); twin of brother Kyson
- Kaden James Hines (b. 2013)
son of model Tomiko Fraser; twin brother Bryce Harrison
- Kaden Chase Arrington (b. 2014)
son of NFL player Kyle Arrington
- Kaden Isaiah Jansen (b. 2015)
son of baseball player Kenley Jansen
- Kaden David Eason
son of reality TV personality David Eason of "Teen Mom 2"
- Kaden House
son of basketball player Eddie House; twin of brother Kalek
Kaden in pop culture
- Kaden
character in video game "Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time"
- Kaden
character in "The Remnant Chronicles" by Mary E. Pearson
- Prince Kaden
character in book series "The Selection" by Kiera Cass
- Kaden
character from the video game "Fire Emblem Fates"