Given name
Caedmon
“a wise warrior”
Caedmon is a variant of Cadman. One Welsh interpretation is “a wise warrior.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Caedmon is a variant of Cadman. One Welsh interpretation is “a wise warrior.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Caedmon is a variant of Cadman. An origin associated with Cadman is Welsh.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1999. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Caedmon through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 934
- 934 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2010
- 79 babies
- 2025
- 7
- #9,868 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −55%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 7 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 9,868 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 55.1% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 79 in 2010. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 844 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Caedmon’s family of names
Caedmon has a related form in Cadman.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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