Masculine dossier · first seen 1990

Cayden

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Cayden
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 2009

Peak era

2009

Peak rank proxy

2,749

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Gen Z

1990Peak 20092024

Peak year

2009

Decline from peak

65%

2024

963

All-time

40,458

Cayden is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 2009, when 2,749 boys were named Cayden.

In 2024, only 963 boys were given the name.

Down 65% from its peak.

All told, about 40,458 Americans have been named Cayden and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1990.

Rarity scoreUncommon

AssociationGen Z

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryGradual decline from 2009

20092,749 boys named Cayden

2024963 boys named Cayden

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