Cayden
2025 SSA
2025 SSA
About Cayden
Cayden is one of the most popular names for baby boys in the US today, with all spellings together used for over 11,000 baby boys and ranking Number 14 in our Playground Analysis.
Cayden for girls#7567 US
Cayden, by contrast, was used for about 35 baby girls, while more than twice as many were named Kayden. These are very small numbers compared to the huge popularity of all versions of the name for boys, but it's not unknown as a girls' name.
Cay or Kay are old school short forms with a very different feel.
Cayden for boys#414 US
Cayden is one of the many spellings of this popular name, made all the more popular when they're counted together. According to our annual playground analysis, sound-wise at least, Cayden is the 13th most popular name in the US, given to more than 10,600 baby boys.
Kayden is the most popular variation of the name, while Cayden is the fourth choice, ranking around the #300 mark, and given to more than 1000 babies each year. It does have the advantage of looking slightly softer and being closer its Celtic and Irish origins, Cadan and Cathán.
Kevin Costner chose Cayden for his son.
Pronounced KAY-den.
As of October 2026, Cayden ranked #7567 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #1421 in 2008.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · girls | Births · girls | US rank · boys | Births · boys |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #2,591 | 68 | #198 | 2,050 |
| 2015 | #3,096 | 54 | #213 | 1,869 |
| 2016 | #3,294 | 49 | #243 | 1,559 |
| 2017 | #3,709 | 41 | #241 | 1,533 |
| 2018 | #3,516 | 44 | #251 | 1,463 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | #264 | 1,366 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | #267 | 1,283 |
| 2021 | #4,987 | 26 | #289 | 1,178 |
| 2022 | #4,224 | 34 | #295 | 1,164 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | #327 | 1,026 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | #349 | 963 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | #414 | 774 |
World rankings
Cayden for boys
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Cayden on lists
Famous Caydens
- Cayden BoydBoy
American actor
- Cayden Wyatt Costner (b. 2007)Boy
son of actor Kevin Costner
- Cayden JonesBoy
son of soccer player Cobi Jones
- Cayden Boozer (b. 2007)Boy
son of basketball player Carlos Boozer; twin of brother Cameron
- Cayden (b. 2017)Boy
son of model/actress Esther Baxter
Cayden in pop culture
- Cayden RichardsBoy
main character in 2014 film "Wolves"
- CaydenBoy
character on TV's "Lost Girl"