Recorded 1994–2022 Boys' name Peak 2009 233 births

Canden — boys' name

233 babies named Canden in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s992010s1152020s14
2010s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Canden was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

20 babies were named Canden in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Canden

The Social Security Administration has registered 233 babies named Canden between 1994 and 2022, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Canden currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Canden performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 115 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Canden shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Canden 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 233 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.

Canden at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

233

Since 1994

29 years of records

Peak year

2009

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1994

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 2022

Canden popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1994

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2009)
20
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
0510152025 20222018201420112008200520011994 5

Canden by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
115 births that decade — 49% of Canden's all-time total
1990s52000s992010s1152020s14

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Canden?
233 babies have been named Canden since 1994. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2009 with 20 births.
When was Canden most popular?
Canden was most popular in the 2010s decade with 115 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
How long has the name Canden been used?
Canden has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 29 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Canden?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Cannon, Canaan, Canyon, Canon, 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, 1994–2022 (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.