US rank #9461 Boys' name Peak 2008 173 births

Caedan — #9461 US boys' name

173 babies named Caedan in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s862010s732020s14
#9461
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 34% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Caedan was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

18 babies were named Caedan in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Caedan

The Social Security Administration has registered 173 babies named Caedan between 2002 and 2024, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Caedan currently holds the #9461 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Caedan performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 86 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Caedan shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Caedan in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 173 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Caedan at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

173

Since 2002

23 years of records

Peak year

2008

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#9,461

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2002

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 2024

Caedan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2002

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2008)
18
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
5101520 2024201620132010200720042002 6

Caedan by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
86 births that decade — 50% of Caedan's all-time total
2000s862010s732020s14

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Caedan?
173 babies have been named Caedan since 2002. It currently ranks #9461 among boys. The peak year was 2008 with 18 births.
When was Caedan most popular?
Caedan was most popular in the 2000s decade with 86 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
How long has the name Caedan been used?
Caedan has been recorded in Social Security data since 2002, spanning 23 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Caedan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Caesar, Cael, Caelan, Caeden, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2002–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.