Unisex name · since 1989
Kayden
Kayden has 73,606 recorded births since 1989 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2014 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #388 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #135 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 73,606
- born since 1989
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Kayden is the #135 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 73,606 recorded since 1989.
Kayden has 73,606 recorded births among boys since 1989, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #135 as of the latest data, more common than 99.0% 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 1989 to 2025.
- #388 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #135 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 73,606 born since 1989
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kayden ranks #388 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #135 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 73,606 born since 1989, peaking in the 2010s.
- #388 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #135 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 73,606
- born since 1989
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kayden's 73,606 recorded births place it above 99.14% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Kayden compares
73,606 Top 3% higher than 97% 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
Kayden's all-time total is 199x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kayden | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 73,606 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 4,742 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kayden's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kayden's full recorded timeline at 2007, 92% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 8% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1989, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2014 peak of 4,742 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kayden popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 4,742
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Kayden popularity over time - girls
8,111 total births recorded since 1992 (Kayden as girls' name)
Kayden by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (40,361 births, 55% of the file).
2010s was Kayden's strongest decade.
40,361 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Kayden births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s 548
1990s
548 births
- 2000s 13,266
2000s
13,266 births
- 2010s
2010s
40,361 births
- 2020s
2020s
19,425 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 40,361 births (55% of all-time use).
How Kayden 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 Kayden's total volume
Kayden by state
Where Kayden concentrates geographically, total births since 1989
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5,968 | 8.1% |
| #2 | California | | 5,743 | 7.8% |
| #3 | Florida | | 5,236 | 7.1% |
| #4 | New York | | 4,182 | 5.7% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 3,451 | 4.7% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 2,959 | 4.0% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 2,836 | 3.9% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 2,646 | 3.6% |
5,968 of 73,606 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Kayden appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kayden's data
- Kayden's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (40,361 total births) through the 2020s (19,425) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Kaydens (5,968 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kayden: 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 (~36 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, 1989–2025 (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 Kayden 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.