Unisex name · since 2000
Kaydn
247 babies named Kaydn in U.S. Social Security records since 2000, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11,743 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 247
- born since 2000
- 2000s
- peak decade
247 boys have been named Kaydn since 2000, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaydn has been recorded 247 times among boys since 2000, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2000 to 2024.
- #11,743 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 247 born since 2000
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaydn ranks #11,743 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 247 born since 2000, peaking in the 2000s.
- #11,743 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 247
- born since 2000
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kaydn's 247 recorded births place it above 74.15% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Kaydn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kaydn splits its recorded history at 2012: 40% of all births land in the more recent half, 60% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2000 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2009 peak of 29 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kaydn popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–2024
- Peak year (2009)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Kaydn popularity over time - girls
59 total births recorded since 2001 (Kaydn as girls' name)
Kaydn by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (115 births, 47% of the file).
2000s was Kaydn's strongest decade.
115 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Kaydn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
115 births
- 2010s
2010s
109 births
- 2020s 23
2020s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 115 births (47% of all-time use).
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What to do with Kaydn's data
- Kaydn's decade-level peak was the 2000s (115 total births); usage has since declined to 23 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kaydn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~24 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, 2000–2024 (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 Kaydn 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.