Boys' name · since 1990
Caiden
Caiden has 23,341 recorded births since 1990 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2008 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #772 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #603 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 23,341
- born since 1990
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Caiden is the #603 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 23,341 recorded since 1990.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Caiden has been recorded 23,341 times among boys since 1990, currently ranked #603 nationally and more common than 96% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1990 to 2025.
- #772 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #603 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 23,341 born since 1990
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Caiden ranks #772 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #603 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 23,341 born since 1990, peaking in the 2010s.
- #772 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #603 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 23,341
- born since 1990
- 2010s
- peak decade
Caiden's 23,341 recorded births place it above 98.3% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
50 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Caiden compares
23,341 Top 6% higher than 94% 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
Caiden's all-time total is 63x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Caiden | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 23,341 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 1,403 | 34 | 22,252 |
Caiden's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Caiden splits its recorded history at 2009: 73% of all births land in the more recent half, 27% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1990 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2008 peak of 1,403 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Caiden popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 1,403
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Caiden popularity over time - girls
521 total births recorded since 1996 (Caiden as girls' name)
Caiden by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (11,731 births, 50% of the file).
2010s was Caiden's strongest decade.
11,731 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Caiden births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 239
1990s
239 births
- 2000s
2000s
7,495 births
- 2010s
2010s
11,731 births
- 2020s 3,876
2020s
3,876 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 11,731 births (50% of all-time use).
How Caiden 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 Caiden's total volume
Caiden by state
Where Caiden concentrates geographically, total births since 1990
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 1,863 | 8.0% |
| #2 | Florida | | 1,502 | 6.4% |
| #3 | California | | 1,472 | 6.3% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 1,267 | 5.4% |
| #5 | New York | | 1,171 | 5.0% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 1,076 | 4.6% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 987 | 4.2% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 916 | 3.9% |
1,863 of 23,341 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 50 reporting states.
Caiden appears in 50 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Caiden's data
- Caiden's decade-level peak was the 2010s (11,731 total births); usage has since declined to 3,876 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Caidens (1,863 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 Caiden: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~35 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, 1990–2025 (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 Caiden 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.