Caden

KAY-den

English, Celtic

"battle; round, barrel"

Caden Origin and Meaning

The name Caden is a boy's name meaning "battle; round, barrel".

Caden is a key member of the rhyming contingent that includes Aiden, Jayden, Kayden, Brayden et al. It may derive from the Celtic Cadan or Irish Cathán, both from the same root meaning "battle". It is also possible it comes from Cade, meaning "round" or "barrel".

While Caden in this spelling achieves the golden mean of being familiar but not overly popular, ranking consistently in the middle of the Top 1000, there are so many similar names in widespread use that you're sure to hear it more than you might think.

Considering all the spellings together, Caden (and Kayden and Kaiden and Cayden) ranks Number 13 in the US, according to our Playground Analysis.

Caden Rank in US Top 1000

# 198 in the US

Caden Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 623 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Caden

• 198 US 2023
• 623 Nameberry 2025
• 741 England 2023

20 Names Similar to Caden

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Caden.

• Kaden
• Colton
• Caiden
• Cayden
• Landon
• Brayden
• Ayden
• Kaiden
• Carson
• Kamden
• Jace
• Brycen
• Rylan
• Hayden
• Bryson
• Camden
• Bryce
• Greyson
• Landen
• Jayce

Famous People Named Caden

• Caden Lovelace American novelist
• Caden Paul Australian actor
• Caden Basil Waidyatilleka American actor
• Caden Michael Gray American actor
• Caden Pandormo American actor; twin brother Blake
• Caden Rothweiler American actor; twin brother Corben
• Caden Bennett son of NFL player Donnell Bennett
• Caden Davidson (b. 1993) son of actor Doug Davidson
• Caden Andrew Martin (b. 2005) son of pro wrestler Shane Douglas
• Caden Kvapil (b. 2006) son of NASCAR driver Travis Kvapil
• Caden Dar Bateman (b. 2007) son of actress Rachel Luttrell and Lloyd Bateman
• Caden Archey (b. 2009) son of actor Lamon Archey
• Caden Joseph Skube (b. 2009) step,son of American family vlogger Jessica Skube (Jesssfam on YouTube)
• Caden de Luca (b. 2012) son of film producer Michael de Luca and actress Angelique Madrid
• Caden Gilman (b. 2012) son of Christian singer Matt Gilman; twin brother Isaac
• Caden Paul Wolfe (b. 2014) son of NASCAR drive Paul Wolfe
• Caden Jeffrey Carter (b. 2014) son of ice hockey player Jeff Carter
• Michael Caden Hensley (b. 2010) son of actress Christel Khalil and Stephen Hensley

The name Caden in Pop Culture

• Caden Cotard character in film "Synecdoche, New York" (2008 film)
• Caden Clark character on TV's "Some Assembly Required"
• Caden Bosch protagonist of Neal Shusterman's "Challenger Deep"