Boys' name · since 1997
Kaedon
Kaedon has 668 recorded births since 1997 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2006 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,632 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,566 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 668
- born since 1997
- 2000s
- peak decade
668 babies have been named Kaedon since 1997, making it today's #8566 boys' name.
Kaedon has 668 recorded births among boys since 1997, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #8566 as of the latest data, more common than 39% 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 1997 to 2025.
- #6,632 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,566 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 668 born since 1997
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaedon ranks #6,632 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,566 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 668 born since 1997, peaking in the 2000s.
- #6,632 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,566 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 668
- born since 1997
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kaedon's 668 recorded births place it above 85.4% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Kaedon compares
668 Top 39% higher than 61% 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
Kaedon's all-time total is 81% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kaedon | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 668 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 52 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kaedon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kaedon's SSA record in two at 2012 and the more recent half accounts for 36% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 64%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1999, with only 7 births recorded -- set against the 2006 peak of 52, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kaedon popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 52
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Kaedon by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (343 births, 51% of the file).
2000s was Kaedon's strongest decade.
343 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Kaedon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 16
1990s
16 births
- 2000s
2000s
343 births
- 2010s
2010s
235 births
- 2020s 74
2020s
74 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 343 births (51% of all-time use).
How Kaedon 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 Kaedon's total volume
Kaedon by state
Where Kaedon concentrates geographically, total births since 1997
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 33 | 4.9% |
| #2 | California | | 13 | 1.9% |
33 of 668 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Kaedon's data
- Kaedon's decade-level peak was the 2000s (343 total births); usage has since declined to 74 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Kaedons (33 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Kaedon: 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 (~28 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, 1997–2025 (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 Kaedon 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.