Recorded 2003–2020 Boys' name Peak 2008 80 births

Caydn — boys' name

80 babies named Caydn in U.S. Social Security records since 2003, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s502010s252020s5
2000s
Peak decade

63% of everyone ever named Caydn was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

10 babies were named Caydn in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Caydn

The Social Security Administration has registered 80 babies named Caydn between 2003 and 2020, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Caydn currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Caydn performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 50 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Caydn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Caydn 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 80 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.

Caydn at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

80

Since 2003

18 years of records

Peak year

2008

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

2003

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 2020

Caydn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–2003

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (2008)
10
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
4681012 202020142012201120102009200820072006200520042003 9

Caydn by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
50 births that decade — 63% of Caydn's all-time total
2000s502010s252020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Caydn?
80 babies have been named Caydn since 2003. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 2008 with 10 births.
When was Caydn most popular?
Caydn was most popular in the 2000s decade with 50 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
How long has the name Caydn been used?
Caydn has been recorded in Social Security data since 2003, spanning 18 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Caydn?
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, 2003–2020 (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.