Caiden

Caiden was the #602 boys' name in the US in 2025 (475 babies), and #896 in England & Wales and #685 in Canada.

Caiden as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Caiden as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.01.252.53.75518801900192019401960198020002020Northern IrelandIrelandScotlandUSCanadaEngland & Wales
Caiden as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.01.252.53.7551880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#602 (475)#896 (35)#400 (8)#143 (16)#211 (22)#685 (40)
2024#545 (544)#785 (43)#234 (17)#118 (18)#195 (25)#767 (34)
2023#496 (608)#1,018 (29)#321 (11)#126 (19)#268 (16)#1,015 (23)
2022#434 (713)#714 (47)#392 (8)#115 (22)#239 (20)#695 (37)
2021#420 (735)#825 (38)#286 (14)#139 (18)#215 (23)#729 (37)
2020#383 (801)#551 (67)#324 (11)#132 (19)#294 (15)#517 (51)
2019#354 (931)#493 (79)#264 (15)#116 (22)#295 (15)#557 (49)
2018#348 (948)#475 (85)#240 (18)#151 (16)#306 (14)#748 (33)
2017#325 (1,049)#508 (78)#264 (17)#140 (19)#257 (19)#550 (49)
2016#312 (1,133)#439 (95)#247 (18)#134 (21)#329 (13)#729 (35)
2015#284 (1,295)#339 (137)#248 (18)#112 (28)#308 (14)#411 (74)
2014#272 (1,354)#308 (149)#207 (26)#103 (31)#231 (24)#503 (56)
2013#271 (1,301)#302 (147)#215 (22)#111 (27)#338 (12)#522 (52)
2012#295 (1,195)#277 (169)#201 (27)#105 (30)#324 (13)#602 (41)
2011#287 (1,228)#248 (194)#182 (29)#143 (19)#342 (12)#462 (59)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2014 at #272.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1990.

How common is it?

about 1 in 3,600 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 3,600uncommon
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 7,800uncommon
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 2,500uncommon
Northern IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 520common
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 1,100uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 4,000uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Caiden is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 3,900 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 3,700 to 1 in 4,200.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Caiden by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: #570WIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: #640MNIllinois: #606ILMichigan: #715MINew York: #481NYMassachusetts: #378MAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: #579INOhio: #513OHPennsylvania: #605PANew Jersey: #377NJConnecticut: #281CTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #776CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: #756CONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: #709MOKentucky: #375KYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #408VAMaryland: #437MDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: #844AZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: #468KSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: #638TNNorth Carolina: #447NCSouth Carolina: #372SCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: #450LAMississippi: #333MSAlabama: #450ALGeorgia: #541GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #749TXFlorida: #421FL
Caiden (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#67617

Caiden (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
CaidenCanadaBoys#68540
CaidenEngland & WalesBoys#89635
CaidenIrelandBoys#21122
CaidenNorthern IrelandBoys#14316
CaidenScotlandBoys#4008
CaidenUSGirls—too few
CaidenUSBoys#602475