US rank #13087 Unisex name Peak 2009 247 births

Kaydn — #13087 US boys' name

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.

2000s1152010s1092020s23
#13087
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 8% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Kaydn was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

29 babies were named Kaydn in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kaydn

The Social Security Administration has registered 247 babies named Kaydn between 2000 and 2024, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kaydn currently holds the #13087 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 29 babies received it in a single year. Kaydn is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 59 additional births since 2001.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kaydn performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 115 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Kaydn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kaydn in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 247 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Kaydn at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

247

Since 2000

25 years of records

Peak year

2009

29 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#13,087

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2000

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kaydn popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2000

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2009)
29
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
010203040 202420202017201420112008200520022000 5

Kaydn popularity over time — girls

59 total births recorded since 2001 (Kaydn as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 59 births
456789 2013201120102009200820072006200520022001 5

Kaydn by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
115 births that decade — 47% of Kaydn's all-time total
2000s1152010s1092020s23

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kaydn?
247 babies have been named Kaydn since 2000. It currently ranks #13087 among boys. The peak year was 2009 with 29 births.
When was Kaydn most popular?
Kaydn was most popular in the 2000s decade with 115 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
Is Kaydn a unisex name?
Yes, Kaydn is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 247 births, and as a girl's name it has 59 births.
How long has the name Kaydn been used?
Kaydn has been recorded in Social Security data since 2000, spanning 25 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kaydn?
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.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2000–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.