Boys' name · since 1995
Caedon
Caedon has 410 recorded births since 1995 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2005 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,879 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 410
- born since 1995
- 2000s
- peak decade
Caedon is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 410 have been recorded since 1995.
Social Security Administration records show Caedon recorded 410 times among boys since 1995, 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 1995 to 2023.
- #8,879 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 410 born since 1995
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Caedon ranks #8,879 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 410 born since 1995, peaking in the 2000s.
- #8,879 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 410
- born since 1995
- 2000s
- peak decade
Caedon's 410 recorded births place it above 80.45% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Caedon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Caedon's full recorded timeline at 2010, 36% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 64% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1995, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2005 peak of 32 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Caedon popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2023
- Peak year (2005)
- 32
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Caedon by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (252 births, 61% of the file).
2000s was Caedon's strongest decade.
252 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 61% of all-time use.
Caedon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 12
1990s
12 births
- 2000s
2000s
252 births
- 2010s
2010s
108 births
- 2020s 38
2020s
38 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 252 births (61% of all-time use).
Caedon by state
Where Caedon concentrates geographically, total births since 1995
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 21 | 5.1% |
21 of 410 births nationwide.
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What to do with Caedon's data
- Caedon's decade-level peak was the 2000s (252 total births); usage has since declined to 38 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Caedons (21 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 Caedon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1995–2023 (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 Caedon 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.