Unisex name · since 1999
Kaidyn
Kaidyn has 2,741 recorded births since 1999 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2014 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,696 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,162 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,741
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kaidyn currently ranks #2162 among unisex names in America, with 2,741 babies recorded since 1999.
Kaidyn has 2,741 recorded births among boys since 1999, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2162 as of the latest data, more common than 84% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1999 to 2025.
- #2,696 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,162 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,741 born since 1999
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaidyn ranks #2,696 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,162 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,741 born since 1999, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,696 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,162 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,741
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kaidyn's 2,741 recorded births place it above 94.07% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
29 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Kaidyn compares
2,741 Top 19% higher than 81% 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
Kaidyn's all-time total is 7x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kaidyn | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,741 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 190 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kaidyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kaidyn's SSA record in two at 2012 and the more recent half accounts for 67% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 33%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1999, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2014 peak of 190, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kaidyn popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 190
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Kaidyn popularity over time - girls
1,320 total births recorded since 1998 (Kaidyn as girls' name)
Kaidyn by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,544 births, 56% of the file).
2010s was Kaidyn's strongest decade.
1,544 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Kaidyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s 597
2000s
597 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,544 births
- 2020s 594
2020s
594 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,544 births (56% of all-time use).
How Kaidyn 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 Kaidyn's total volume
Kaidyn by state
Where Kaidyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1999
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 241 | 8.8% |
| #2 | Florida | | 134 | 4.9% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 99 | 3.6% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 98 | 3.6% |
| #5 | California | | 95 | 3.5% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 90 | 3.3% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 81 | 3.0% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 79 | 2.9% |
241 of 2,741 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 29 reporting states.
Kaidyn appears in 29 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kaidyn's data
- Kaidyn's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,544 total births) through the 2020s (594) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Kaidyns (241 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 Kaidyn: 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 (~26 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, 1999–2025 (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 Kaidyn 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.