Cadyn
Variation of the Irish/Celtic male name Cadán meaning "battler" or "fighter."
Name Census estimates that about 1,440 living Americans carry the first name Cadyn. It appears on both sides of the gender split, with 72.0% of registrations being male. The average person named Cadyn today is around 17 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Cadyn births was 2008 (142 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Cadyn. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Cadyn with official rankings and popularity over time.
Key insights
- • Cadyn is a relatively new arrival in the SSA data. The average bearer is just 17 years old, meaning it gained most of its traction in the last two decades.
People living today
1.4K
~ 1 in 238,024 Americans
Peak year
2008
142 babies that year
Average age
17
years old
2024 SSA rank
#7,305
Tracked since 1993
Census
Cadyn in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 1,253 people with the first name Cadyn, which placed it at #10,570 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#10,570
National first-name rank
People counted
1.3K
1,253 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.4
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
70.1% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Cadyn
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Cadyn is White at 70.1%. The next largest groups are Black (13.1%) and Two or More Races (7.7%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Cadyn described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Cadyn at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White70.1% · 878
- Black or African American13.1% · 164
- Two or more races7.7% · 96
- Hispanic or Latino6.5% · 82
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.5% · 19
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.1% · 14
Gender
Gender distribution for Cadyn
Cadyn is one of the more evenly split names in the SSA data. Of the 1,455 total registrations, 1,048 (72.0%) were male and 407 (28.0%) were female.
Cadyn as a male name
- Ranked #7,305 in 2024
- 11 male births in 2024
- Peak: 2008 (94 births)
Cadyn as a female name
- Ranked #12,486 in 2022
- 7 female births in 2022
- Peak: 2008 (48 births)
2020 Census snapshot
The 2020 Census sex table shows Cadyn on both sides of the split. Of the 1,251 people counted with this name, 879 were male (70.3%) and 372 were female (29.7%).
Popularity
Cadyn: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Cadyn from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 842 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Cadyn by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Cadyn during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Cadyns live
The SSA's state-level files cover 14 states and territories. Texas, Oklahoma, Florida recorded the most babies named Cadyn, while Wisconsin, Nebraska, North Carolina recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 18 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Cadyn
The name Cadyn is a relatively modern invention, believed to have originated as a variant or combination of the names Cade and Aidan. The root Cade is an English surname derived from the Old English word "cadic," meaning "round" or "cadging" (carrying a burden). Meanwhile, Aidan is an Irish name meaning "little fire" or "born of fire" in Gaelic.
The earliest known use of the name Cadyn dates back to the late 20th century, when it began to gain popularity as a unique and distinctive choice for baby boys. It is often associated with qualities such as strength, resilience, and a fiery spirit, reflecting its potential origins from the names Cade and Aidan.
While there are no well-known historical figures explicitly named Cadyn, several notable individuals have borne names that may have inspired or influenced its development. For instance, Saint Cadan was a 6th-century Welsh monk and abbot, while Aidan of Lindisfarne was an Irish monk who played a significant role in the spread of Christianity in Northumbria, England, in the 7th century.
One of the earliest recorded individuals named Cadyn was Cadyn Cass, an American-born professional ice hockey player who played for the Quad City Mallards in the early 2000s. Another notable bearer of the name is Cadyn Grenier, a Canadian actor and singer born in 1997, known for his roles in the TV series "The Next Step" and "Lost & Found Music Studios."
Other individuals with the first name Cadyn include Cadyn Munro, a Canadian soccer player born in 1996, and Cadyn Watson, an American football player from the University of Texas at San Antonio, born in 1998. Additionally, Cadyn Scott is a Canadian ice hockey player who currently plays for the Brandon Wheat Kings in the Western Hockey League.
While the name Cadyn is still relatively uncommon, its unique blend of potential origins and modern flair has contributed to its increasing popularity in recent decades, particularly in North America and other English-speaking regions.
People
Cadyn + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Cadyn as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with C
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Cadyn: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Cadyn?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1,440 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Cadyn going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 238,024 US residents.
Is Cadyn a common name?
We classify Cadyn as "Rare". It ranks above 92.2% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,455 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Cadyn most popular?
The single biggest year for Cadyn was 2008, when 142 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Cadyn is about 17 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Cadyn in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 1,253 people with the name Cadyn, or 0.41 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #10,570 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Cadyn in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Cadyn?
The 2020 Census sex table shows Cadyn on both sides of the split. Of the 1,251 people counted with this name, 879 were male (70.3%) and 372 were female (29.7%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Cadyn?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Cadyn is White at 70.1%. The next largest groups are Black (13.1%) and Two or More Races (7.7%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Cadyn most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Cadyn in the 2020 Census, accounting for 70.1% (878 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Cadyn in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Cadyn a male name?
Yes, 72.0% of people registered as Cadyn in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Cadyn still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Cadyn in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Cadyn can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are called Cadyn?
You can see how many people share the name Cadyn on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — same data roots, lighter UI.