Kaden

Spelling variation of Kayden, modern invented name

"round or barrel"

Kaden Origin and Meaning

The name Kaden is a boy's name meaning "round or barrel".

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.

Kaden Rank in US Top 1000

# 304 in the US

Kaden Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 1062 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Kaden

• 304 US 2024
• 1062 Nameberry 2025
• 745 England 2021

20 Names Similar to Kaden

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Kaden.

• Brayden
• Kaiden
• Jayce
• Caiden
• Cayden
• Kayden
• Zayden
• Jace
• Colton
• Zayne
• Ashton
• Kamden
• Caden
• Jaxson
• Kaleb
• Jaden
• Chase
• Bryce
• Jaxon
• Bryson

Famous People Named Kaden

• 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

The name 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"