Kayden
Kayden is a distinctive choice, ranked #220 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Kayden in their class.
About the Name Kayden
Kayden has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 84 places in five years. It was most popular in 2012 at #92 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996. It briefly reached the UK top 100, though it typically sits a little further down the charts.
Kayden is fairly common in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Kayden in their class.
In the US it ranks even higher at #125, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
⭐ Famous People Named Kayden
- Eugene M. Kayden — Eugene Mark Kayden was a professor emeritus of economics at Sewanee: The University of the South and a translator of Boris Pasternak's poems.
- Kayden Beasley — Kayden Beasley is an American ice sled hockey player.
- Kayden McDonald — Kayden McDonald is an American college football defensive tackle for the Ohio State Buckeyes.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Kayden
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Kayden
Almost certainly the only Kayden in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2025)
Rank · SSA official data
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Notable people who share this name, from history to the present day. See full list on Wikipedia