Given name & surname
Kaden
“a beloved companion”
Kaden is used as a given name and a surname. One Arabic interpretation is “a beloved companion.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Arabic interpretation is “a beloved companion.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Arabic.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1977. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kaden through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 70,701
- 69,595 boys · 1,106 girls
- Most popular year
- 2006
- 4,849 babies
- 2025
- 1,040
- #328 for boys · #13,997 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −30%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 1,034 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 328 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 30.0% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 4,746 in 2006. It also appeared in 6 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (113). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 58,483 as a first name in 2020; 619 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.
Kaden’s family of names
In English usage, Kaden has a related form in Caden. Kaden has a related form in Kayden. Kaden has a related form in Kaiden.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 18
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Kaden
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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