Is Kaydan a boy or girl name?

Kaydan is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 867 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 15.5% were girls and 84.5% were boys.

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Kaydan

Recorded 2001–2025 · United States

Kaydan was most popular in 2011, when 59 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,012 that year. In 2025 it ranked #9,082, with 24 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 867 people named Kaydan.

Kaydan over time

Births per year. The dot marks Kaydan’s peak in 2011. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Kaydan a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Kaydan is mostly a boy’s name — 15.5% of the 867 Americans given it were girls and 84.5% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 3% girls and 97% 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