Caden
Pronounced K AA1 D EH1 N (ARPABET)
- 2 syllables
- Peaked 2007
- 48 years in use
- 4 spellings
How popular is Caden?
Caden is a boys' name, and first appears in 1977. It has been given to 140,246 children — the 247th most common boys' name on record.
It is falling away, down 55% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 2007, when 9,655 children were given it.
Four other spellings are counted in that total — Kaden, Kaydon, Kadenn and one more — because they are pronounced identically.
Spelling variants
These spellings sound identical to Caden and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.
- Kaden
- Kaydon
- Kadenn
- Kahden
Characteristics
- 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- K AA1 D EH1 N · K AH1 D EH1 N · K EY1 D AH0 N · S IY1 EY1 D EH1 N
- Stress pattern:
- 11 · 11 · 10 · 111
- Syllables:
- 2
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Caden
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Caden
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Caden?
- Caden ranks 247th among boys' names in US records, with 140,246 births since 1977. Over the past decade it accounts for 33,438.
- Is Caden a unisex name?
- No. Caden is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Caden most popular?
- 2007, when 9,655 children were given the name. It has been in use for 48 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
- How else is Caden spelled?
- Kaden, Kaydon, Kadenn, Kahden. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.