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Kaidan

94% boys · 15 born in 2025

Kaidan has been given to about 1,206 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2014, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 1,187
Median age today14 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Kaidan per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2014 · 83
  • Born in 202515
  • All time1,206
  • England & Wales, 20253

How popular is Kaidan?

Its best year was 2014, when 83 babies were given the name, ranking 1896th. The typical living American called Kaidan is about 14 years old today.

Names that sound like Kaidan

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Aidan0.88
  2. Aydan0.79
  3. Kaylan0.79
  4. Kaiden0.77
  5. Kaidyn0.77
  6. Caiden0.73
  7. Adan0.70
  8. Kian0.70

Middle names for Kaidan

Ranked by flow score
  1. Kaidan John0.77
  2. Kaidan Lee0.77
  3. Kaidan Bryce0.76
  4. Kaidan Ross0.76
  5. Kaidan Quinn0.76
  6. Kaidan Jude0.76

Sibling names for Kaidan

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Janiyahsister · 0.86
  2. Fisherbrother · 0.86
  3. Yarelisister · 0.86
  4. Azariasister · 0.85
  5. Bodebrother · 0.84
  6. Izaiahbrother · 0.84

Where Kaidan is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Kaidan Anderson0.74
    2. Kaidan White0.72
    3. Kaidan Reyes0.72
    4. Kaidan Moore0.72
    5. Kaidan Lee0.72
    6. Kaidan Hill0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Kaidan

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.