Boys' name · since 2002
Caydan
Caydan has 284 recorded births since 2002 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2009 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,903 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 284
- born since 2002
- 2000s
- peak decade
Caydan is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 284 have been recorded since 2002.
Social Security Administration records show Caydan recorded 284 times among boys since 2002, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2002 to 2023.
- #10,903 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 284 born since 2002
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Caydan ranks #10,903 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 284 born since 2002, peaking in the 2000s.
- #10,903 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 284
- born since 2002
- 2000s
- peak decade
Caydan's 284 recorded births place it above 75.96% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Ohio.
Caydan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Caydan splits its recorded history at 2012: 39% of all births land in the more recent half, 61% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2002 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2009 peak of 32 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Caydan popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2023
- Peak year (2009)
- 32
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Caydan popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 2012 (Caydan as girls' name)
Caydan by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (131 births, 46% of the file).
2000s was Caydan's strongest decade.
131 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Caydan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
131 births
- 2010s
2010s
123 births
- 2020s 30
2020s
30 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 131 births (46% of all-time use).
Caydan by state
Where Caydan concentrates geographically, total births since 2002
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ohio | | 5 | 1.8% |
5 of 284 births nationwide.
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What to do with Caydan's data
- Caydan's decade-level peak was the 2000s (131 total births); usage has since declined to 30 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Ohio records the most Caydans (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Ohio names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Caydan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~21 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, 2002–2023 (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 Caydan 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.