Is Kadan a boy or girl name?

Kadan is a boy’s name. Of the 503 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 1.4% were girls and 98.6% were boys.

Kadan

Recorded 1994–2025 · United States

Kadan was most popular in 2005, when 47 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,584 that year. In 2025 it ranked #20,040, with 7 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 503 people named Kadan.

Kadan over time

Births per year. The dot marks Kadan’s peak in 2005. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Kadan a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Kadan is a boy’s name — 1.4% of the 503 Americans given it were girls and 98.6% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org