Kaden is a familiar boys' name that peaked in 2006 and has since faded.
Kaden is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #328 among boys (1,034) and #13,997 among girls (6) — overall #636 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,040 | 1,040 | #13,997 | #328 |
| 2024 | 1,125 | 1,125 | #9,874 | #304 |
| 2023 | 1,196 | 1,196 | — | #281 |
| 2022 | 1,298 | 1,298 | #14,404 | #267 |
| 2021 | 1,337 | 1,337 | #12,807 | #260 |
| 2020 | 1,405 | 1,405 | #9,878 | #253 |
| 2019 | 1,546 | 1,546 | #9,397 | #244 |
| 2018 | 1,720 | 1,720 | #6,938 | #220 |
| 2017 | 1,869 | 1,869 | #9,612 | #209 |
| 2016 | 2,047 | 2,047 | #8,188 | #200 |
| 2015 | 2,368 | 2,368 | #5,743 | #179 |
| 2014 | 2,494 | 2,500 | #6,310 | #171 |
| 2013 | 2,670 | 2,670 | #4,293 | #151 |
| 2012 | 2,980 | 2,980 | #5,471 | #129 |
| 2011 | 3,328 | 3,328 | #4,297 | #119 |
| 2010 | 3,638 | 3,638 | #3,857 | #106 |
| 2009 | 4,146 | 4,146 | #2,458 | #102 |
| 2008 | 4,579 | 4,579 | #2,614 | #100 |
| 2007 | 4,619 | 4,624 | #2,106 | #98 |
| 2006 | 4,849 | 4,849 | #1,947 | #92 |
| 2005 | 4,490 | 4,490 | #1,619 | #100 |
| 2004 | 4,235 | 4,235 | #1,916 | #105 |
| 2003 | 3,401 | 3,401 | #2,538 | #121 |
| 2002 | 2,267 | 2,267 | #3,083 | #174 |
| 2001 | 1,599 | 1,599 | #2,892 | #223 |
| 2000 | 1,207 | 1,207 | #5,574 | #273 |
| 1999 | 920 | 920 | #4,936 | #316 |
| 1998 | 548 | 548 | #6,197 | #433 |
| 1997 | 408 | — | #6,636 | #513 |
| 1996 | 383 | — | #8,460 | #529 |
| 1995 | 273 | — | #14,445 | #629 |
| 1994 | 226 | — | #7,846 | #714 |
| 1993 | 140 | — | #10,004 | #939 |
| 1992 | 100 | — | — | #1,102 |
| 1991 | 57 | — | — | #1,537 |
| 1990 | 55 | — | — | #1,538 |
| 1989 | 41 | — | — | #1,846 |
| 1988 | 22 | — | — | #2,650 |
| 1987 | 20 | — | — | #2,679 |
| 1986 | 14 | — | — | #3,351 |
| 1985 | 9 | — | — | #4,511 |
| 1984 | 7 | — | — | #5,262 |
| 1983 | 9 | — | — | #4,318 |
| 1982 | 6 | — | — | #6,016 |
| 1980 | 5 | — | — | #6,749 |
| 1977 | 5 | — | — | #6,334 |