Boys' name · since 2002
Caedan
Caedan has 173 recorded births since 2002 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2008 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #13,844 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 173
- born since 2002
- 2000s
- peak decade
173 boys have been named Caedan since 2002, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Caedan recorded 173 times among boys since 2002, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2002 to 2024.
- #13,844 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 173 born since 2002
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Caedan ranks #13,844 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 173 born since 2002, peaking in the 2000s.
- #13,844 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 173
- born since 2002
- 2000s
- peak decade
Caedan's 173 recorded births place it above 69.51% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Caedan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Caedan's SSA record in two at 2011 and the more recent half accounts for 45% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 55%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2002, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2008 peak of 18, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Caedan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2024
- Peak year (2008)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Caedan by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (86 births, 50% of the file).
2000s was Caedan's strongest decade.
86 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Caedan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
86 births
- 2010s
2010s
73 births
- 2020s 14
2020s
14 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 86 births (50% of all-time use).
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- Caedan's decade-level peak was the 2000s (86 total births); usage has since declined to 14 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Caedan: 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 (~22 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, 2002–2024 (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 Caedan 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.