Boys' name · since 1994
Kaeden
Kaeden has 5,100 recorded births since 1994 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2008 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,759 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,709 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,100
- born since 1994
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kaeden currently ranks #2709 among boys' names in America, with 5,100 babies recorded since 1994.
Social Security Administration records show Kaeden recorded 5,100 times among boys since 1994, holding rank #2709 nationally today, ahead of 81% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2025.
- #1,759 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,709 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 5,100 born since 1994
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaeden ranks #1,759 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,709 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 5,100 born since 1994, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,759 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,709 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,100
- born since 1994
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kaeden's 5,100 recorded births place it above 96.13% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
41 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Kaeden compares
5,100 Top 13% higher than 87% 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
Kaeden's all-time total is 14x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kaeden | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 5,100 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 362 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kaeden's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kaeden splits its recorded history at 2010: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1994 (8 births) -- compare that against the 2008 peak of 362 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kaeden popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 362
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Kaeden popularity over time - girls
158 total births recorded since 2000 (Kaeden as girls' name)
Kaeden by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (2,253 births, 44% of the file).
2010s was Kaeden's strongest decade.
2,253 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Kaeden births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 99
1990s
99 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,201 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,253 births
- 2020s 547
2020s
547 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 2,253 births (44% of all-time use).
How Kaeden compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Kaeden's total volume
Kaeden by state
Where Kaeden concentrates geographically, total births since 1994
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 506 | 9.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 387 | 7.6% |
| #3 | Florida | | 259 | 5.1% |
| #4 | New York | | 233 | 4.6% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 175 | 3.4% |
| #6 | Washington | | 164 | 3.2% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 154 | 3.0% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 146 | 2.9% |
506 of 5,100 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 41 reporting states.
Kaeden appears in 41 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kaeden's data
- Kaeden's decade-level peak was the 2010s (2,253 total births); usage has since declined to 547 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Kaedens (506 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Kaeden
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kaeden: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
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 Kaeden 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.