Kaeden — #2177 US boys' name
5,049 babies named Kaeden in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 85% of names given to boys today.
45% of everyone ever named Kaeden was born in this single decade.
362 babies were named Kaeden in 2008 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Kaeden
The Social Security Administration has registered 5,049 babies named Kaeden between 1994 and 2024, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kaeden currently holds the #2177 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 362 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Kaeden performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 2,252 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Kaeden shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 500 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Kaeden in 41 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Kaeden 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 5,049 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.
Kaeden at a glance
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Current rank
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Kaeden popularity over time — boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1994
- Peak year (2008)
- 362
- Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
Currently ranks #2177 among boys.
5,049 total births across 31 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2008 with 362 births in a single year.
Kaeden popularity over time — girls
158 total births recorded since 2000 (Kaeden as girls' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The girls' variant of Kaeden accounts for 3% of total recorded use across both genders.
Kaeden by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2010s
- 2,252 births that decade — 45% of Kaeden's all-time total
Kaeden decade highlights
- Peak decade 2,252 births
- Runner-up 2,200 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2010s was Kaeden's strongest decade
2,252 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 45% of all-time use.
Kaeden by state
Where Kaeden concentrates geographically — total births since 1994
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 500 | 9.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 380 | 7.5% |
| #3 | Florida | | 259 | 5.1% |
| #4 | New York | | 233 | 4.6% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 175 | 3.5% |
| #6 | Washington | | 164 | 3.2% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 154 | 3.1% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 145 | 2.9% |
500 of 5,049 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 41 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 9.9% of nationwide
- Texas 7.5% of nationwide
- Florida 5.1% of nationwide
- New York 4.6% of nationwide
- Ohio 3.5% of nationwide
Recorded in 41 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 9.9% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Kaeden appears in 41 states. Explore state details →
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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, 1994–2024 (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.