Fun Facts About the Name Caden
- More than 72 thousand babies named Caden: U.S. records list 72,982 babies given the name Caden from 1880 through 2025. Even 947 girls received the name Caden - about 1 girl for every 76 boys.
What Does the Name Caden Mean?
Caden is an English given name that is most often traced to Irish. It is linked to the Irish personal name Cadán and the surname Mac Cadáin, "son of Cadán." The element behind Cadán is generally connected with the Irish word for battle, cath, plus a diminutive ending, giving a literal sense such as "little battle" or "little battler." The common gloss "spirit of battle" is a later, symbolic reading rather than a literal translation. A less common explanation connects Caden with the Welsh word cad, "battle," but that derivation is not well established. Caden should not be assumed to share the origin of the similar English name Cade, which has its own separate explanations.
Caden Name History & Origins
The given name Caden is a modern English form. Its usual background is the Irish surname Mac Cadáin, formed from mac, "son of," and the older personal name Cadán. In the anglicization of Irish names, prefixes and endings were often simplified, so Mac Cadáin could appear in English as Caden. The personal name Cadán belongs to the older Irish name stock, while the given name Caden is a later English development rather than an ancient Irish given name in this spelling. It is used in English-speaking countries.
How Popular is the Name Caden?
Caden recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 2007. Caden entered the top 100 U.S. boy names in 2005.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #9,573 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2024 | #5,812 | 21 | 0.0013% |
| 2023 | #9,088 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 2022 | #8,117 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 2021 | #9,079 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 2020 | #9,686 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2019 | #8,220 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 2018 | #8,706 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2017 | #7,518 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2016 | #6,960 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 2015 | #6,060 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 2014 | #8,133 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2013 | #6,054 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 2012 | #4,857 | 29 | 0.0016% |
| 2011 | #4,162 | 35 | 0.0020% |
| 2010 | #3,832 | 40 | 0.0023% |
| 2009 | #3,006 | 57 | 0.0031% |
| 2008 | #2,542 | 74 | 0.0039% |
| 2007 | #2,719 | 67 | 0.0035% |
| 2006 | #2,167 | 89 | 0.0047% |
| 2005 | #2,204 | 83 | 0.0045% |
| 2004 | #2,177 | 82 | 0.0045% |
| 2003 | #2,395 | 69 | 0.0038% |
| 2002 | #4,930 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 2001 | #5,040 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 2000 | #5,008 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 1999 | #4,894 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 1998 | #12,703 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1997 | #11,036 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1996 | #12,073 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1995 | #9,699 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1994 | #9,706 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1993 | #11,997 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #201 | 1,742 | 0.1020% |
| 2024 | #211 | 1,680 | 0.0979% |
| 2023 | #198 | 1,844 | 0.1079% |
| 2022 | #223 | 1,624 | 0.0931% |
| 2021 | #229 | 1,605 | 0.0918% |
| 2020 | #242 | 1,483 | 0.0860% |
| 2019 | #248 | 1,475 | 0.0822% |
| 2018 | #237 | 1,614 | 0.0889% |
| 2017 | #223 | 1,717 | 0.0928% |
| 2016 | #202 | 1,994 | 0.1051% |
| 2015 | #192 | 2,142 | 0.1118% |
| 2014 | #197 | 2,064 | 0.1075% |
| 2013 | #183 | 2,216 | 0.1172% |
| 2012 | #151 | 2,694 | 0.1420% |
| 2011 | #134 | 3,046 | 0.1604% |
| 2010 | #119 | 3,413 | 0.1779% |
| 2009 | #103 | 4,024 | 0.2029% |
| 2008 | #96 | 4,773 | 0.2340% |
| 2007 | #92 | 5,055 | 0.2436% |
| 2006 | #91 | 4,775 | 0.2323% |
| 2005 | #98 | 4,438 | 0.2222% |
| 2004 | #104 | 4,157 | 0.2094% |
| 2003 | #113 | 3,629 | 0.1837% |
| 2002 | #153 | 2,601 | 0.1340% |
| 2001 | #195 | 1,878 | 0.0967% |
| 2000 | #240 | 1,406 | 0.0716% |
| 1999 | #288 | 1,002 | 0.0522% |
| 1998 | #463 | 486 | 0.0254% |
| 1997 | #571 | 326 | 0.0173% |
| 1996 | #633 | 268 | 0.0141% |
| 1995 | #729 | 215 | 0.0113% |
| 1994 | #732 | 206 | 0.0107% |
| 1993 | #937 | 132 | 0.0067% |
| 1992 | #871 | 147 | 0.0074% |
| 1991 | #1,899 | 41 | 0.0020% |
| 1990 | #2,495 | 27 | 0.0013% |
| 1989 | #3,833 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1988 | #3,092 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1987 | #3,552 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1986 | #4,165 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1985 | #5,891 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1984 | #5,038 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1983 | #4,993 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1982 | #5,728 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1981 | #5,589 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1980 | #6,378 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1979 | #6,177 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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