Unisex name · since 1998
Cadyn
1,062 babies named Cadyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,937 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,324 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,062
- born since 1998
- 2000s
- peak decade
1,062 babies have been named Cadyn since 1998, making it today's #6324 unisex name.
Cadyn has 1,062 recorded births among boys since 1998, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6324 as of the latest data, more common than 55% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2025.
- #4,937 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,324 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,062 born since 1998
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cadyn ranks #4,937 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,324 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,062 born since 1998, peaking in the 2000s.
- #4,937 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,324 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,062
- born since 1998
- 2000s
- peak decade
Cadyn's 1,062 recorded births place it above 89.14% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
13 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Cadyn compares
1,062 Top 31% higher than 69% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Cadyn's all-time total is 188% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Cadyn | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,062 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 94 | 34 | 22,252 |
Cadyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Cadyn splits its recorded history at 2012: 32% of all births land in the more recent half, 68% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1998 (8 births) -- compare that against the 2008 peak of 94 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Cadyn popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 94
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Cadyn popularity over time - girls
407 total births recorded since 1993 (Cadyn as girls' name)
Cadyn by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (585 births, 55% of the file).
2000s was Cadyn's strongest decade.
585 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Cadyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 8
1990s
8 births
- 2000s
2000s
585 births
- 2010s
2010s
396 births
- 2020s 73
2020s
73 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 585 births (55% of all-time use).
How Cadyn compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Cadyn's total volume
Cadyn by state
Where Cadyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1998
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 71 | 6.7% |
| #2 | Oklahoma | | 24 | 2.3% |
| #3 | Florida | | 22 | 2.1% |
| #4 | Alabama | | 21 | 2.0% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 18 | 1.7% |
| #6 | Louisiana | | 17 | 1.6% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 13 | 1.2% |
| #8 | Missouri | | 11 | 1.0% |
71 of 1,062 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.
Cadyn appears in 13 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Cadyn's data
- Cadyn's decade-level peak was the 2000s (585 total births); usage has since declined to 73 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Cadyns (71 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Cadyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~27 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1998–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Cadyn draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.