Recorded 2002–2023 Boys' name Peak 2009 284 births

Caydan — boys' name

284 babies named Caydan in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s1312010s1232020s30
2000s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Caydan was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

32 babies were named Caydan in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Caydan

The Social Security Administration has registered 284 babies named Caydan between 2002 and 2023, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Caydan currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 32 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Caydan performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 131 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Caydan shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Ohio, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Caydan in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Caydan 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 284 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.

Caydan at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

284

Since 2002

22 years of records

Peak year

2009

32 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

2002

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 2023

Caydan popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–2002

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2009)
32
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
010203040 20232020201720132010200720042002 5

Caydan popularity over time — girls

5 total births recorded since 2012 (Caydan as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 2012 5

Caydan by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
131 births that decade — 46% of Caydan's all-time total
2000s1312010s1232020s30

Caydan by state

Where Caydan concentrates geographically — total births since 2002

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Caydan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Ohio
5 1.8%
Ohio share of Caydan's total US births 1.8%

5 of 284 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Caydan?
284 babies have been named Caydan since 2002. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2009 with 32 births.
When was Caydan most popular?
Caydan was most popular in the 2000s decade with 131 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
Where is Caydan most popular?
The top states for the name Caydan are Ohio (5 births).
How long has the name Caydan been used?
Caydan has been recorded in Social Security data since 2002, spanning 22 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Caydan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Cayden, Cayson, Caysen, Cayde, 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, 2002–2023 (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.