Is Caden a boy or girl name?
Caden is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 21 girls and 1,680 boys were named Caden, so 1.2% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 1.3% of the 71,230 US babies named Caden were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #211
- Girl rank, 2024
- #5,812
- Babies named Caden since 1979
- 71,230
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 5,122 babies
Boys and girls named Caden, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 91 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 2,850 | 63 | 2.2% |
| 2000s | 36,736 | 591 | 1.6% |
| 2010s | 22,375 | 217 | 1% |
| 2020s | 8,236 | 66 | 0.8% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,680 | #211 | 21 | #5,812 |
| 2023 | 1,844 | #198 | 11 | #9,088 |
| 2022 | 1,624 | #223 | 13 | #8,117 |
| 2021 | 1,605 | #229 | 11 | #9,079 |
| 2020 | 1,483 | #242 | 10 | #9,686 |
| 2019 | 1,475 | #248 | 13 | #8,220 |
| 2018 | 1,614 | #237 | 12 | #8,706 |
| 2017 | 1,717 | #223 | 15 | #7,518 |
| 2016 | 1,994 | #202 | 17 | #6,960 |
| 2015 | 2,142 | #192 | 21 | #6,060 |
| 2014 | 2,064 | #197 | 14 | #8,133 |
| 2013 | 2,216 | #183 | 21 | #6,054 |
| 2012 | 2,694 | #151 | 29 | #4,857 |
| 2011 | 3,046 | #134 | 35 | #4,162 |
| 2010 | 3,413 | #119 | 40 | #3,832 |
| 2009 | 4,024 | #103 | 57 | #3,006 |
| 2008 | 4,773 | #96 | 74 | #2,542 |
| 2007 | 5,055 | #92 | 67 | #2,719 |
| 2006 | 4,775 | #91 | 89 | #2,167 |
| 2005 | 4,438 | #98 | 83 | #2,204 |
| 2004 | 4,157 | #104 | 82 | #2,177 |
| 2003 | 3,629 | #113 | 69 | #2,395 |
| 2002 | 2,601 | #153 | 24 | #4,930 |
| 2001 | 1,878 | #195 | 23 | #5,040 |
| 2000 | 1,406 | #240 | 23 | #5,008 |
| 1999 | 1,002 | #288 | 22 | #4,894 |
| 1998 | 486 | #463 | 6 | #12,703 |
| 1997 | 326 | #571 | 7 | #11,036 |
| 1996 | 268 | #633 | 6 | #12,073 |
| 1995 | 215 | #729 | 8 | #9,699 |
| 1994 | 206 | #732 | 8 | #9,706 |
| 1993 | 132 | #937 | 6 | #11,997 |
| 1992 | 147 | #871 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 41 | #1,899 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 27 | #2,495 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 14 | #3,833 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 17 | #3,092 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 13 | #3,552 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 10 | #4,165 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 6 | #5,891 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 7 | #5,038 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 7 | #4,993 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 6 | #5,728 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 6 | #5,589 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 5 | #6,378 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 5 | #6,177 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Caden reached #91 in 2006. As a girl name, it reached #2,167 in 2006. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Caden
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.