Given name & surname
Kadan
“a beloved companion”
Kadan is a variant of Kadin. One Arabic interpretation is “a beloved companion.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Kadan is a variant of Kadin. One Arabic interpretation is “a beloved companion.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Kadan is a variant of Kadin. An origin associated with Kadin is Arabic.
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
Kadan through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 503
- 496 boys · 7 girls
- Most popular year
- 2005
- 47 babies
- 2025
- 7
- #10,173 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −57%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 7 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 10,173 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for boys was 44 in 2006. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 508 as a first name in 2020; 143 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Kadan’s family of names
Kadan has a related form in Kaden. Kadan has a related form in Kadin.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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