Boys' name · since 1990
Kanden
Kanden has 192 recorded births since 1990 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2012 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #13,216 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 192
- born since 1990
- 2010s
- peak decade
192 boys have been named Kanden since 1990, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Kanden recorded 192 times among boys since 1990, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1990 to 2024.
- #13,216 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 192 born since 1990
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kanden ranks #13,216 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 192 born since 1990, peaking in the 2010s.
- #13,216 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 192
- born since 1990
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kanden's 192 recorded births place it above 70.91% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Kanden's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kanden splits its recorded history at 2012: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2002 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2012 peak of 18 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kanden popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2024
- Peak year (2012)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Kanden by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (114 births, 59% of the file).
2010s was Kanden's strongest decade.
114 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Kanden births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s
2000s
62 births
- 2010s
2010s
114 births
- 2020s 10
2020s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 114 births (59% of all-time use).
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- Kanden's decade-level peak was the 2010s (114 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Kanden: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~34 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, 1990–2024 (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 Kanden 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.