Kayden is a familiar boys' name that peaked in 2014 and has grown less common since.
Kayden is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #135 among boys (2,678) and #2,946 among girls (57) — overall #230 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,735 | 2,760 | #2,946 | #135 |
| 2024 | 2,958 | 2,980 | #2,736 | #125 |
| 2023 | 3,208 | 3,234 | #2,456 | #114 |
| 2022 | 3,569 | 3,599 | #2,200 | #106 |
| 2021 | 3,681 | 3,727 | #1,999 | #108 |
| 2020 | 3,766 | 3,806 | #1,734 | #99 |
| 2019 | 4,051 | 4,090 | #1,679 | #97 |
| 2018 | 4,158 | 4,184 | #1,438 | #97 |
| 2017 | 4,226 | 4,270 | #1,161 | #98 |
| 2016 | 4,294 | 4,340 | #1,042 | #101 |
| 2015 | 4,579 | 4,630 | #879 | #95 |
| 2014 | 5,136 | 5,171 | #713 | #90 |
| 2013 | 4,795 | 4,824 | #762 | #93 |
| 2012 | 4,381 | 4,403 | #586 | #97 |
| 2011 | 4,293 | 4,311 | #531 | #105 |
| 2010 | 3,931 | 3,931 | #481 | #123 |
| 2009 | 3,679 | 3,679 | #442 | #138 |
| 2008 | 3,420 | 3,425 | #393 | #152 |
| 2007 | 2,822 | 2,822 | #509 | #186 |
| 2006 | 2,036 | 2,036 | #623 | #230 |
| 2005 | 1,748 | 1,748 | #626 | #256 |
| 2004 | 1,328 | 1,328 | #743 | #317 |
| 2003 | 978 | 978 | #931 | #366 |
| 2002 | 604 | 604 | #1,303 | #502 |
| 2001 | 367 | 367 | #1,949 | #659 |
| 2000 | 272 | 272 | #2,526 | #782 |
| 1999 | 178 | 178 | #3,404 | #999 |
| 1998 | 132 | 132 | #3,874 | #1,210 |
| 1997 | 100 | — | #4,442 | #1,432 |
| 1996 | 81 | — | #5,918 | #1,544 |
| 1995 | 64 | — | #6,829 | #1,748 |
| 1994 | 45 | — | #9,194 | #2,237 |
| 1993 | 39 | — | #12,572 | #2,321 |
| 1992 | 33 | — | #6,847 | #3,284 |
| 1991 | 16 | — | — | #3,737 |
| 1990 | 8 | — | — | #6,136 |
| 1989 | 6 | — | — | #7,449 |