Recorded 2000–2023 Boys' name Peak 2006 385 births

Caidan — boys' name

385 babies named Caidan in U.S. Social Security records since 2000, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s2312010s1262020s28
2000s
Peak decade

60% of everyone ever named Caidan was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

41 babies were named Caidan in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Caidan

The Social Security Administration has registered 385 babies named Caidan between 2000 and 2023, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Caidan currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 41 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Caidan performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 231 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Caidan shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 7 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Caidan in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Caidan 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 385 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.

Caidan at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

385

Since 2000

24 years of records

Peak year

2006

41 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

2000

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 2023

Caidan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–2000

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2006)
41
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
01020304050 20232019201520122009200620032000 5

Caidan by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
231 births that decade — 60% of Caidan's all-time total
2000s2312010s1262020s28

Caidan by state

Where Caidan concentrates geographically — total births since 2000

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Caidan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
7 1.8%
Texas share of Caidan's total US births 1.8%

7 of 385 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Caidan?
385 babies have been named Caidan since 2000. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2006 with 41 births.
When was Caidan most popular?
Caidan was most popular in the 2000s decade with 231 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
Where is Caidan most popular?
The top states for the name Caidan are Texas (7 births).
How long has the name Caidan been used?
Caidan has been recorded in Social Security data since 2000, spanning 24 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Caidan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Caiden, Cairo, Cain, Caius, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 2000–2023 (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.