Kayden is a distinctive girls' name in United States, ranking #879 in 2015 with 316 recorded births. The name reached its all-time peak in 2008 with 824 births ranking #393. Since 1996, the popularity has increased by 1,875.0%. In 2015, approximately 1 in every 5,648 girls 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.