Kayden is a moderately popular boys' name in United States, ranking #106 in 2022 with 3,478 recorded births. The name reached its all-time peak in 2014 with 4,741 births ranking #90. Since 1996, the popularity has increased by 5,250.8%. In 2022, approximately 1 in every 502 boys born was named Kayden. FALLING Recent data shows the name is currently falling.
Kayden is a modern spelling from the Caden family. It is commonly linked back to the same Irish surname route that gives the wider family its often-cited meaning of "battle".
This is one of the best-known modern spellings in the broader Caden-Kaden-Kaiden group. Behind the Name presents it as a straightforward variant rather than a separate historical name.