Girl & boy name
Kayden
Kayden is currently the #135 boy name in the United States, based on 2025 Social Security data. In raw numbers: 2,678 babies. It has drifted down the charts over the past five years, from #99 to #135. Looking at the full record since 1989, Kayden hit its all-time high of #90 in 2014, when 4,742 boys were given the name. State by state, Mississippi leads the way at #28.
Rankings
Kayden popularity, 1880–2025
Where Kayden is most popular
Uniqueness score
A familiar pick that most people will recognize instantly. Based on how many babies per birth were named Kayden in the most recent year of SSA data.
Kayden as a girl name
Kayden holds the #2933 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular girl names in the U.S. That amounts to 57 newborn girls in a single year. The name has been cooling off, slipping from #1728 in 2020 to #2933 today. Its strongest year on record was 2008 (#392 nationally, 824 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1992. The name's biggest fan base is in California (#2093 there in 2025).