Given name

Caedon

Caedon is used as a given name.

Meaning & origin

A reliable meaning for Caedon isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1995. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Caedon through the years

Babies since 1880
410
410 boys · 0 girls
Most popular year
2005
32 babies
2025
0
Outside the ranked list
2021–25 vs 2016–20
+100%
Rising fast
0510152020002025Highest share 20050.0
Caedon in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1995–2025, per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 2023. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 32 in 2005. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 358 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.

Caedon’s family of names

Caedon has a related form in Cade.

Walk Caedon’s family in the name graph

CaedonCade

The ring: nicknames and forms.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

If you love Caedon, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Modern

Cadon

0Not recently recorded

>99% boys

Modern

Keywon

0Not recently recorded

>99% boys

Modern

Carrson

0Not recently recordedCooling

>99% boys

Modern

Camdon

“of the enclosed valley” · “from the winding valley”

13Very rareCooling

>99% boys

Modern

Kaelen

“a mighty warrior”

17Very rareCooling

90% boys · 10% girls

Modern

Joedon

0Not recently recorded

>99% boys

Turkish · Modern

Candan

“a sincere man”

0Not recently recorded

>99% boys

Modern

Kaydn

0Not recently recordedCooling

>99% boys

Sibling ideas

Names that share Caedon’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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