Kaden

Meaning & origin●(measured from records)

Attested across 2 languages in the etymology graph.

Often considered alongside

Names that people choosing a name often weigh against Kaden, most often first. They share a style rather than an origin.

• Brayden
• Jayden
• Hayden
• Braden
• Jaiden
• Zayden
• Aidan
• Rayden
• Cade
• Camden
• Raiden
• Braydon

From the names suggested together in public name-advice forums, in English. A list of what people consider, not a measure of how common any name is.

Other recorded senses●(measured from records)

Kaden is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In German, habitational name for someone from Kaaden (Czech Kaden) in North Bohemia, or any of several other places called Kaden, examples of which are found in Schleswig-Holstein and in the Westerwald, near Koblenz.

  as a name·Dictionary of American Family Names

• In English, A male given name originating as a coinage, variant of Caden.

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In German, Toponymic surname: am ehesten zu Kaaden (Nordwestböhmen; tschech. Kadaň), kaum zu Kaden (Niederlausitz). Der FamN Kaaden ist verstreut.

  as a name·Deutscher Familiennamenatlas, Band 4: Familiennamen nach Herkunft und Wohnstätte

• In German, Toponymischer Familienname zu einem Siedlungsnamen/Wohnstättenamen. Belege: 1900+123.

  as a name·Deutscher Familiennamenatlas, Band 4: Familiennamen nach Herkunft und Wohnstätte

• In German, Toponymischer Familienname, von einem Orts- oder Wohnstättenamen abgeleitet.

  as a name·Deutscher Familiennamenatlas, Band 4: Familiennamen nach Herkunft und Wohnstätte

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Notable people with this name●(measured from records)

• Kaden Henselb. 1986AUAustralian tennis player (1986-)
• Kaden Smithb. 1997USAmerican football player (born 1997)
• Kaden Grovesb. 1998AUAustralian cyclist
• Kaden Fulcherb. 1998CAIce hockey goaltender
• Kaden Andersonb. 1999USAmerican basketball player (born 1999)
• Kaden Hopkinsb. 2000BMbermudan cyclist
• Kaden Carterb. 2005USAmerican musician, singer-songwriter, record producer
• Kaden Mcmillionactor

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

How to address them○(machine-generated)

A formal English salutation is built on the surname, so it needs a full name — on its own, a first name only supports the informal form.

Evidence●(measured from records)

Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.

Frequently asked questions

Is Kaden a male or female name?

Kaden is a male name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.

What does the name Kaden mean, and where does it come from?

Toponymic surname from a place name; derived from Kaden. Recorded by Deutscher Familiennamenatlas, Band 4: Familiennamen nach Herkunft und Wohnstätte.

How common is the name Kaden?

In the United States, the national register counted 58,483 people named Kaden in 2020, about 1 in 5.7 thousand residents.

How do you pronounce Kaden?

A machine transcription gives /ˈkeɪdən/ (IPA) for English.

What are other forms of the name Kaden?

In the etymology graph, Caden, Kayden and Cayden are forms of the same name in other languages.

In which country does Kaden have the most bearers?

In the United States, the national register counted about 58 thousand people named Kaden, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled kaden.

Where is Kaden most common?

Kaden is densest in the United States, where the national register counts about 1 in 5.7 thousand people carrying it.