Is Kayden a boy or girl name?
Kayden is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 62 girls and 2,882 boys were named Kayden, so 2.1% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 10.2% of the 78,924 US babies named Kayden were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #125
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,750
- Babies named Kayden since 1989
- 78,924
- Most popular year
- 2014
- 5,135 babies
Boys and girls named Kayden, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 548 | 148 | 21.3% |
| 2000s | 13,266 | 3,988 | 23.1% |
| 2010s | 40,336 | 3,482 | 7.9% |
| 2020s | 16,716 | 434 | 2.5% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2,882 | #125 | 62 | #2,750 |
| 2023 | 3,131 | #114 | 73 | #2,453 |
| 2022 | 3,478 | #106 | 86 | #2,199 |
| 2021 | 3,579 | #108 | 97 | #1,998 |
| 2020 | 3,646 | #99 | 116 | #1,734 |
| 2019 | 3,924 | #97 | 124 | #1,690 |
| 2018 | 4,001 | #97 | 154 | #1,437 |
| 2017 | 4,010 | #98 | 212 | #1,161 |
| 2016 | 4,036 | #101 | 254 | #1,042 |
| 2015 | 4,260 | #95 | 316 | #879 |
| 2014 | 4,741 | #90 | 394 | #713 |
| 2013 | 4,433 | #93 | 357 | #762 |
| 2012 | 3,883 | #97 | 497 | #586 |
| 2011 | 3,744 | #105 | 547 | #531 |
| 2010 | 3,304 | #123 | 627 | #481 |
| 2009 | 2,964 | #138 | 715 | #442 |
| 2008 | 2,596 | #152 | 824 | #393 |
| 2007 | 2,195 | #186 | 627 | #509 |
| 2006 | 1,570 | #230 | 466 | #623 |
| 2005 | 1,298 | #256 | 450 | #626 |
| 2004 | 974 | #317 | 354 | #743 |
| 2003 | 725 | #366 | 253 | #931 |
| 2002 | 454 | #502 | 150 | #1,303 |
| 2001 | 278 | #659 | 89 | #1,949 |
| 2000 | 212 | #782 | 60 | #2,526 |
| 1999 | 141 | #999 | 37 | #3,404 |
| 1998 | 102 | #1,210 | 30 | #3,874 |
| 1997 | 76 | #1,432 | 24 | #4,442 |
| 1996 | 65 | #1,544 | 16 | #5,918 |
| 1995 | 51 | #1,748 | 13 | #6,829 |
| 1994 | 36 | #2,237 | 9 | #9,194 |
| 1993 | 33 | #2,321 | 6 | #12,572 |
| 1992 | 20 | #3,284 | 13 | #6,844 |
| 1991 | 16 | #3,737 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 8 | #6,136 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 6 | #7,449 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Kayden reached #90 in 2014. As a girl name, it reached #393 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 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Kayden
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.