Boys' name · since 1994
Caeden
Caeden has 2,181 recorded births since 1994 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2009 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,124 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,721 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,181
- born since 1994
- 2000s
- peak decade
2,181 babies have been named Caeden since 1994, making it today's #3721 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Caeden recorded 2,181 times among boys since 1994, holding rank #3721 nationally today, ahead of 73% of boys, 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 1994 to 2025.
- #3,124 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,721 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,181 born since 1994
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Caeden ranks #3,124 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,721 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,181 born since 1994, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,124 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,721 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,181
- born since 1994
- 2000s
- peak decade
Caeden's 2,181 recorded births place it above 93.13% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
23 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Caeden compares
2,181 Top 21% higher than 79% 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
Caeden's all-time total is 6x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Caeden | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,181 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 150 | 34 | 22,252 |
Caeden's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Caeden splits its recorded history at 2010: 45% of all births land in the more recent half, 55% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1995 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2009 peak of 150 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Caeden popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 150
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Caeden popularity over time - girls
29 total births recorded since 2004 (Caeden as girls' name)
Caeden by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,140 births, 52% of the file).
2000s was Caeden's strongest decade.
1,140 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Caeden births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 67
1990s
67 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,140 births
- 2010s
2010s
742 births
- 2020s 232
2020s
232 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,140 births (52% of all-time use).
How Caeden 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 Caeden's total volume
Caeden by state
Where Caeden concentrates geographically, total births since 1994
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 175 | 8.0% |
| #2 | California | | 169 | 7.7% |
| #3 | Florida | | 80 | 3.7% |
| #4 | New York | | 69 | 3.2% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 58 | 2.7% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 47 | 2.2% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 35 | 1.6% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 31 | 1.4% |
175 of 2,181 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 23 reporting states.
Caeden appears in 23 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Caeden's data
- Caeden's decade-level peak was the 2000s (1,140 total births); usage has since declined to 232 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Caedens (175 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Caeden: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~31 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, 1994–2025 (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 Caeden 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.