Boys' name · since 1992
Kaiden
Kaiden has 52,562 recorded births since 1992 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2014 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #492 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #237 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 52,562
- born since 1992
- 2010s
- peak decade
52,562 babies have been named Kaiden since 1992, making it today's #237 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaiden has been recorded 52,562 times among boys since 1992, currently ranked #237 nationally and more common than 98% 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 1992 to 2025.
- #492 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #237 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 52,562 born since 1992
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaiden ranks #492 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #237 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 52,562 born since 1992, peaking in the 2010s.
- #492 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #237 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 52,562
- born since 1992
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kaiden's 52,562 recorded births place it above 98.91% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Kaiden compares
52,562 Top 4% higher than 96% 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
Kaiden's all-time total is 142x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kaiden | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 52,562 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 3,269 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kaiden's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kaiden splits its recorded history at 2009: 82% of all births land in the more recent half, 18% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1992 (12 births) -- compare that against the 2014 peak of 3,269 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kaiden popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 3,269
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Kaiden popularity over time - girls
1,594 total births recorded since 1997 (Kaiden as girls' name)
Kaiden by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (28,087 births, 53% of the file).
2010s was Kaiden's strongest decade.
28,087 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Kaiden births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 405
1990s
405 births
- 2000s
2000s
11,509 births
- 2010s
2010s
28,087 births
- 2020s
2020s
12,561 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 28,087 births (53% of all-time use).
How Kaiden 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 Kaiden's total volume
Kaiden by state
Where Kaiden concentrates geographically, total births since 1992
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 4,358 | 8.3% |
| #2 | Florida | | 3,623 | 6.9% |
| #3 | California | | 3,420 | 6.5% |
| #4 | New York | | 2,589 | 4.9% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 2,584 | 4.9% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 2,284 | 4.3% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 2,170 | 4.1% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 1,949 | 3.7% |
4,358 of 52,562 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Kaiden appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kaiden's data
- Kaiden's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (28,087 total births) through the 2020s (12,561) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Kaidens (4,358 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 Kaiden: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~33 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, 1992–2025 (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 Kaiden 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.