Boys' name · since 2000
Caidan
Caidan has 391 recorded births since 2000 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2006 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,143 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,281 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 391
- born since 2000
- 2000s
- peak decade
391 babies have been named Caidan since 2000, making it today's #11281 boys' name.
Caidan has 391 recorded births among boys since 2000, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #11281 as of the latest data, more common than 19% 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 2000 to 2025.
- #9,143 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #11,281 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 391 born since 2000
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Caidan ranks #9,143 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,281 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 391 born since 2000, peaking in the 2000s.
- #9,143 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,281 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 391
- born since 2000
- 2000s
- peak decade
Caidan's 391 recorded births place it above 79.86% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Caidan compares
391 Top 49% higher than 51% 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
Caidan's all-time total is 6% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Caidan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 391 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 41 | 34 | 22,252 |
Caidan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Caidan's SSA record in two at 2011 and the more recent half accounts for 37% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 63%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 2000, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2006 peak of 41, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Caidan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 41
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Caidan by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (231 births, 59% of the file).
2000s was Caidan's strongest decade.
231 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Caidan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
231 births
- 2010s
2010s
126 births
- 2020s 34
2020s
34 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 231 births (59% of all-time use).
Caidan by state
Where Caidan concentrates geographically, total births since 2000
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 7 | 1.8% |
7 of 391 births nationwide.
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What to do with Caidan's data
- Caidan's decade-level peak was the 2000s (231 total births); usage has since declined to 34 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Caidans (7 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Caidan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~25 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, 2000–2025 (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 Caidan 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.