US rank #208 Boys' name Peak 2014 51,057 births

Kaiden — #208 US boys' name

51,057 babies named Kaiden in U.S. Social Security records since 1992, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s4052000s115082010s280772020s11067
#208
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 99% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Kaiden was born in this single decade.

2014
Single peak year

3,268 babies were named Kaiden in 2014 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kaiden

The Social Security Administration has registered 51,057 babies named Kaiden between 1992 and 2024, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kaiden currently holds the #208 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2014, when 3,268 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kaiden performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 28,077 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Kaiden shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 4,213 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Kaiden in 51 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kaiden 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 51,057 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.

Kaiden at a glance

Top 1,000 boys' name

Total births

51,057

Since 1992

33 years of records

Peak year

2014

3,268 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#208

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1992

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kaiden popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1992

Top 1,000 boys' name
Peak year (2014)
3,268
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
-1,00001,0002,0003,0004,000 20242019201420092004199919941992 12

Kaiden popularity over time — girls

1,582 total births recorded since 1997 (Kaiden as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 1,582 births
050100150 20242020201620122008200420001997 8

Kaiden by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
28,077 births that decade — 55% of Kaiden's all-time total
1990s4052000s115082010s280772020s11067

Kaiden by state

Where Kaiden concentrates geographically — total births since 1992

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Kaiden
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
4,213 8.3%
#2 Florida
3,493 6.8%
#3 California
3,314 6.5%
#4 New York
2,508 4.9%
#5 Georgia
2,499 4.9%
#6 Ohio
2,231 4.4%
#7 North Carolina
2,083 4.1%
#8 Michigan
1,902 3.7%
Texas share of Kaiden's total US births 8.3%
Even split

4,213 of 51,057 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.

Kaiden appears in 51 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kaiden?
51,057 babies have been named Kaiden since 1992. It currently ranks #208 among boys. The peak year was 2014 with 3,268 births.
When was Kaiden most popular?
Kaiden was most popular in the 2010s decade with 28,077 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
Where is Kaiden most popular?
The top states for the name Kaiden are Texas (4,213 births), Florida (3,493 births), California (3,314 births).
How long has the name Kaiden been used?
Kaiden has been recorded in Social Security data since 1992, spanning 33 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kaiden?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kai, Kairo, Kaison, Kain, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1992–2024 (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.