Is Kaden a boy or girl name?
Kaden is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 10 girls and 1,107 boys were named Kaden, so 0.9% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 1.6% of the 69,637 US babies named Kaden were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #304
- Girl rank, 2024
- #9,840
- Babies named Kaden since 1977
- 69,637
- Most popular year
- 2006
- 4,849 babies
Boys and girls named Kaden, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 133 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 3,023 | 86 | 2.8% |
| 2000s | 34,638 | 752 | 2.1% |
| 2010s | 24,426 | 229 | 0.9% |
| 2020s | 6,312 | 33 | 0.5% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,107 | #304 | 10 | #9,840 |
| 2023 | 1,193 | #281 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 1,289 | #267 | 6 | #14,395 |
| 2021 | 1,329 | #260 | 7 | #12,799 |
| 2020 | 1,394 | #253 | 10 | #9,873 |
| 2019 | 1,535 | #244 | 11 | #9,393 |
| 2018 | 1,702 | #220 | 17 | #6,935 |
| 2017 | 1,857 | #209 | 11 | #9,610 |
| 2016 | 2,033 | #200 | 14 | #8,185 |
| 2015 | 2,345 | #179 | 23 | #5,742 |
| 2014 | 2,473 | #171 | 20 | #6,310 |
| 2013 | 2,636 | #151 | 34 | #4,293 |
| 2012 | 2,954 | #129 | 25 | #5,470 |
| 2011 | 3,294 | #119 | 34 | #4,297 |
| 2010 | 3,597 | #106 | 40 | #3,857 |
| 2009 | 4,066 | #102 | 78 | #2,458 |
| 2008 | 4,508 | #100 | 71 | #2,614 |
| 2007 | 4,523 | #98 | 96 | #2,106 |
| 2006 | 4,746 | #92 | 103 | #1,947 |
| 2005 | 4,365 | #100 | 125 | #1,619 |
| 2004 | 4,137 | #105 | 98 | #1,916 |
| 2003 | 3,337 | #121 | 64 | #2,538 |
| 2002 | 2,220 | #174 | 47 | #3,083 |
| 2001 | 1,549 | #223 | 50 | #2,892 |
| 2000 | 1,187 | #273 | 20 | #5,574 |
| 1999 | 898 | #316 | 22 | #4,936 |
| 1998 | 532 | #433 | 16 | #6,197 |
| 1997 | 393 | #513 | 14 | #6,636 |
| 1996 | 373 | #529 | 10 | #8,460 |
| 1995 | 268 | #629 | 5 | #14,445 |
| 1994 | 215 | #713 | 11 | #7,846 |
| 1993 | 132 | #939 | 8 | #10,004 |
| 1992 | 100 | #1,102 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 57 | #1,537 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 55 | #1,538 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 41 | #1,846 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 22 | #2,650 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 20 | #2,679 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 14 | #3,351 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 9 | #4,511 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 7 | #5,259 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 9 | #4,317 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 6 | #6,018 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 5 | #6,750 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 5 | #6,333 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Kaden reached #92 in 2006. As a girl name, it reached #1,619 in 2005. 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 Kaden
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.