Unisex name · since 1999

Kaydin

Kaydin has 1,307 recorded births since 1999 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2010 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#4,336 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#4,499 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
1,307
born since 1999
2010s
peak decade

Kaydin currently ranks #4499 among unisex names in America, with 1,307 babies recorded since 1999.

Kaydin has 1,307 recorded births among boys since 1999, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4499 as of the latest data, more common than 68% 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.

  • #4,336 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #4,499 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 1,307 born since 1999
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaydin ranks #4,336 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,499 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,307 born since 1999, peaking in the 2010s.

#4,336 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#4,499 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
1,307
born since 1999
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%67.7%
Kaydin vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Kaydin's 1,307 recorded births place it above 90.46% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

15 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

15 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.

How Kaydin compares

1,307 Top 28% higher than 72% 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

Kaydin's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Kaydin Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 1,307 369 358,536
Peak-year births 101 34 22,252

Kaydin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Kaydin's full recorded timeline at 2012, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1999, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2010 peak of 101 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Kaydin popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2010)
101
Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
050100150 19992003200720112015201920232025 23

Kaydin popularity over time - girls

545 total births recorded since 1999 (Kaydin as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 545 births
020406080 19992003200620092012201520182023 5

Kaydin by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (675 births, 52% of the file).

2010s was Kaydin's strongest decade.

675 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.

Kaydin births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 675 births (52% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Kaydin 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 Kaydin's total volume

Kaydin vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -112, 6%-30, 8%-146, 4.3%-22, 9.8%-128, 2.4%-40, 9.2%-29, 14.1%-111, 3.5%-49, 4%-51, 9.8%-28, 6.5%-52, 4.8%-55, 5.2%-34, 8.4%-133, 2.6%Kaydin-27, 7.7%Kaydin
Kaydin vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

Kaydin by state

Where Kaydin concentrates geographically, total births since 1999

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Kaydin
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
66 5.0%
#2 Texas
47 3.6%
#3 New York
36 2.8%
#4 Pennsylvania
27 2.1%
#5 Washington
22 1.7%
#6 Ohio
21 1.6%
#7 Florida
17 1.3%
#8 Indiana
12 0.9%
California share of Kaydin's total US births 5.0%
Even split

66 of 1,307 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.

Kaydin appears in 15 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kaydin?
1,307 babies have been named Kaydin since 1999. All-time, it sits at #4,336 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #4,499 of 13,930 among boys. The peak year was 2010 with 101 births.
Where does Kaydin sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaydin ranks #4,336 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,499 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Kaydin most popular?
Kaydin was most popular in the 2010s decade with 675 total births. The single peak year was 2010.
Where is Kaydin most popular?
The top states for the name Kaydin are California (66 births), Texas (47 births), New York (36 births).
Is Kaydin a unisex name?
Yes, Kaydin is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 1,307 births, and as a girl's name it has 545 births.
How long has the name Kaydin been used?
The SSA has tracked Kaydin since 1999 -- 27 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Kaydin?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kayden, Kayson, Kaysen, Kay, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Kaydin's data

  • Kaydin's decade-level peak was the 2010s (675 total births); usage has since declined to 144 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • California records the most Kaydins (66 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Kaydin

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Kaydin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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 Kaydin 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.