Boys' name · since 1994
Canden
Canden has 233 recorded births since 1994 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2009 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #12,060 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 233
- born since 1994
- 2010s
- peak decade
Canden sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 233 recorded since 1994.
Social Security Administration records show Canden recorded 233 times among boys since 1994, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2022.
- #12,060 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 233 born since 1994
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Canden ranks #12,060 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 233 born since 1994, peaking in the 2010s.
- #12,060 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 233
- born since 1994
- 2010s
- peak decade
Canden's 233 recorded births place it above 73.43% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Canden's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Canden splits its recorded history at 2011: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1994 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2009 peak of 20 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Canden popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2022
- Peak year (2009)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Canden by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (115 births, 49% of the file).
2010s was Canden's strongest decade.
115 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Canden births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
99 births
- 2010s
2010s
115 births
- 2020s 14
2020s
14 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 115 births (49% of all-time use).
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- Canden's decade-level peak was the 2010s (115 total births); usage has since declined to 14 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Canden: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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, 1994–2022 (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 Canden 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.