Cayden is an established boys' name that peaked in 2009 and has grown less common since.
Cayden is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #414 among boys (774) and #7,567 among girls (14) — overall #811 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 788 | 788 | #7,567 | #414 |
| 2024 | 991 | 991 | #5,482 | #349 |
| 2023 | 1,040 | 1,040 | #8,146 | #327 |
| 2022 | 1,198 | 1,198 | #4,227 | #295 |
| 2021 | 1,204 | 1,204 | #4,988 | #289 |
| 2020 | 1,311 | 1,311 | #5,192 | #267 |
| 2019 | 1,390 | 1,390 | #5,473 | #264 |
| 2018 | 1,507 | 1,507 | #3,517 | #251 |
| 2017 | 1,575 | 1,575 | #3,711 | #241 |
| 2016 | 1,609 | 1,614 | #3,295 | #243 |
| 2015 | 1,923 | 1,923 | #3,097 | #213 |
| 2014 | 2,118 | 2,118 | #2,591 | #198 |
| 2013 | 2,475 | 2,475 | #2,174 | #172 |
| 2012 | 2,484 | 2,484 | #1,889 | #164 |
| 2011 | 2,689 | 2,694 | #1,793 | #150 |
| 2010 | 2,702 | 2,702 | #1,721 | #151 |
| 2009 | 2,907 | 2,907 | #1,469 | #143 |
| 2008 | 2,489 | 2,489 | #1,421 | #173 |
| 2007 | 2,479 | 2,479 | #1,614 | #176 |
| 2006 | 1,861 | 1,861 | #1,880 | #213 |
| 2005 | 1,691 | 1,691 | #1,692 | #223 |
| 2004 | 1,346 | 1,346 | #1,824 | #264 |
| 2003 | 1,088 | 1,088 | #2,266 | #300 |
| 2002 | 750 | 750 | #2,899 | #375 |
| 2001 | 431 | 431 | #3,877 | #543 |
| 2000 | 329 | 329 | #4,205 | #624 |
| 1999 | 229 | 229 | #5,267 | #763 |
| 1998 | 152 | 152 | #6,118 | #1,005 |
| 1997 | 100 | — | — | #1,191 |
| 1996 | 74 | — | #12,108 | #1,481 |
| 1995 | 53 | — | #9,727 | #1,888 |
| 1994 | 71 | — | #8,945 | #1,519 |
| 1993 | 26 | — | — | #2,718 |
| 1992 | 26 | — | — | #2,681 |
| 1991 | 10 | — | — | #5,147 |
| 1990 | 7 | — | — | #6,510 |