Unisex name · since 2000
Kaidan
Kaidan has 1,134 recorded births since 2000 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2010 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,741 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,021 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,134
- born since 2000
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kaidan currently ranks #6021 among unisex names in America, with 1,134 babies recorded since 2000.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaidan has been recorded 1,134 times among boys since 2000, currently ranked #6021 nationally and more common than 57% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2000 to 2025.
- #4,741 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,021 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,134 born since 2000
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaidan ranks #4,741 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,021 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,134 born since 2000, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,741 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,021 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,134
- born since 2000
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kaidan's 1,134 recorded births place it above 89.57% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Kaidan compares
1,134 Top 30% higher than 70% 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
Kaidan's all-time total is 3x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kaidan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,134 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 77 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kaidan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kaidan's SSA record in two at 2013 and the more recent half accounts for 47% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 53%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2000, with only 9 births recorded -- set against the 2010 peak of 77, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kaidan popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–2025
- Peak year (2010)
- 77
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Kaidan popularity over time - girls
72 total births recorded since 2003 (Kaidan as girls' name)
Kaidan by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (592 births, 52% of the file).
2010s was Kaidan's strongest decade.
592 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Kaidan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
387 births
- 2010s
2010s
592 births
- 2020s 155
2020s
155 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 592 births (52% of all-time use).
How Kaidan 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 Kaidan's total volume
Kaidan by state
Where Kaidan concentrates geographically, total births since 2000
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 51 | 4.5% |
| #2 | California | | 38 | 3.4% |
| #3 | Florida | | 37 | 3.3% |
| #4 | New York | | 16 | 1.4% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 10 | 0.9% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 10 | 0.9% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.4% |
51 of 1,134 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Kaidan's data
- Kaidan's decade-level peak was the 2010s (592 total births); usage has since declined to 155 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Kaidans (51 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 Kaidan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~25 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, 2000–2025 (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 Kaidan 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.