Given name & surname
Canden
“a sincere man”
Canden is a variant of Candan. One Turkish interpretation is “a sincere man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Canden is a variant of Candan. One Turkish interpretation is “a sincere man.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Canden is a variant of Candan. An origin associated with Candan is Turkish.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1994. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Canden through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 233
- 233 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2009
- 20 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −79%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 2022. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 20 in 2009. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 385 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.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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