Is Cayden a boy or girl name?
Cayden is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 23 girls and 963 boys were named Cayden, so 2.3% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 4.4% of the 42,322 US babies named Cayden were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #349
- Girl rank, 2024
- #5,459
- Babies named Cayden since 1990
- 42,322
- Most popular year
- 2009
- 2,907 babies
Boys and girls named Cayden, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 963 | #349 | 23 | #5,459 |
| 2023 | 1,026 | #327 | 13 | #8,138 |
| 2022 | 1,164 | #295 | 34 | #4,224 |
| 2021 | 1,178 | #289 | 26 | #4,987 |
| 2020 | 1,283 | #267 | 24 | #5,190 |
| 2019 | 1,366 | #264 | 23 | #5,468 |
| 2018 | 1,463 | #251 | 44 | #3,516 |
| 2017 | 1,533 | #241 | 41 | #3,709 |
| 2016 | 1,559 | #243 | 49 | #3,294 |
| 2015 | 1,869 | #213 | 54 | #3,096 |
| 2014 | 2,050 | #198 | 68 | #2,591 |
| 2013 | 2,389 | #172 | 86 | #2,174 |
| 2012 | 2,378 | #164 | 106 | #1,888 |
| 2011 | 2,576 | #150 | 113 | #1,793 |
| 2010 | 2,581 | #151 | 121 | #1,721 |
| 2009 | 2,749 | #143 | 158 | #1,469 |
| 2008 | 2,322 | #173 | 167 | #1,421 |
| 2007 | 2,341 | #176 | 138 | #1,614 |
| 2006 | 1,753 | #213 | 108 | #1,880 |
| 2005 | 1,574 | #223 | 117 | #1,692 |
| 2004 | 1,242 | #264 | 104 | #1,824 |
| 2003 | 1,013 | #300 | 75 | #2,266 |
| 2002 | 699 | #375 | 51 | #2,899 |
| 2001 | 398 | #543 | 33 | #3,876 |
| 2000 | 300 | #624 | 29 | #4,205 |
| 1999 | 209 | #763 | 20 | #5,267 |
| 1998 | 136 | #1,005 | 16 | #6,118 |
| 1997 | 100 | #1,191 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 68 | #1,480 | 6 | #12,108 |
| 1995 | 45 | #1,888 | 8 | #9,727 |
| 1994 | 62 | #1,520 | 9 | #8,945 |
| 1993 | 26 | #2,719 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 26 | #2,681 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 10 | #5,147 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 7 | #6,510 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Cayden reached #143 in 2009. As a girl name, it reached #1,421 in 2008. 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 Cayden
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.