Boys' name · since 1994
Kadan
496 babies named Kadan in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,927 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,077 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 496
- born since 1994
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kadan currently ranks #10077 among boys' names in America, with 496 babies recorded since 1994.
Kadan has 496 recorded births among boys since 1994, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #10077 as of the latest data, more common than 28% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2025.
- #7,927 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,077 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 496 born since 1994
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kadan ranks #7,927 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,077 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 496 born since 1994, peaking in the 2000s.
- #7,927 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,077 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 496
- born since 1994
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kadan's 496 recorded births place it above 82.56% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Oregon.
How Kadan compares
496 Top 44% higher than 56% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Kadan's all-time total is 34% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kadan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 496 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 44 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kadan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kadan's full recorded timeline at 2010, 39% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 61% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2018, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2006 peak of 44 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kadan popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 44
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Kadan popularity over time - girls
7 total births recorded since 2005 (Kadan as girls' name)
Kadan by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (280 births, 56% of the file).
2000s was Kadan's strongest decade.
280 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Kadan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 23
1990s
23 births
- 2000s
2000s
280 births
- 2010s
2010s
161 births
- 2020s 32
2020s
32 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 280 births (56% of all-time use).
Kadan by state
Where Kadan concentrates geographically, total births since 1994
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What to do with Kadan's data
- Kadan's decade-level peak was the 2000s (280 total births); usage has since declined to 32 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Oregon records the most Kadans (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Oregon names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kadan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~31 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, 1994–2025 (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 Kadan 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.