Kadden
Of unknown meaning and origin, a unique invented name.
Name Census estimates that about 161 living Americans carry the first name Kadden. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Kadden today is around 21 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Kadden births was 2004 (22 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Kadden. 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.
People living today
161
~ 1 in 2,128,909 Americans
Peak year
2004
22 babies that year
Average age
21
years old
2013 SSA rank
#13,072
Tracked since 1996
Census
Kadden in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 191 people with the first name Kadden, which placed it at #39,504 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
#39,504
National first-name rank
People counted
191
191 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
64.9% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Kadden
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Kadden is White at 64.9%. The next largest groups are Black (14.1%) and Hispanic (11.5%). 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 Kadden 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 Kadden at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White64.9% · 124
- Black or African American14.1% · 27
- Hispanic or Latino11.5% · 22
- Two or more races7.3% · 14
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.6% · 3
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.5% · 1
Popularity
Kadden: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Kadden from the 1990s through to the 2010s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 133 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
Kadden 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 Kadden during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Kadden
The given name Kadden originates from the ancient Semitic languages, specifically Aramaic, which was widely spoken in the Fertile Crescent region during the first millennium BCE. The name is derived from the Aramaic root "qdn," which means "to advance" or "to progress." It is believed to have been used as a personal name among various Semitic communities in the Middle East.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Kadden can be found in the Aramaic inscriptions discovered in the ancient city of Palmyra, located in modern-day Syria. These inscriptions date back to the 3rd century CE and mention individuals bearing the name Kadden, suggesting its usage during the Roman era in the region.
In the 5th century CE, a Syriac Christian scholar and theologian named Kadden of Amid is known to have lived and worked in the city of Amid, located in modern-day Turkey. He was renowned for his contributions to the study of Christian theology and his writings on the interpretation of the Bible.
During the Islamic Golden Age, which spanned from the 8th to the 13th century, a prominent Muslim scholar and philosopher named Kadden al-Baghdadi lived in Baghdad, the capital of the Abbasid Caliphate. He was highly respected for his works on logic, ethics, and metaphysics, and his teachings influenced the development of Islamic philosophy.
In the 12th century, a Jewish philosopher and scholar named Kadden ben Isaac lived in Spain during the reign of the Almohad dynasty. He was known for his commentaries on the works of the renowned Jewish philosopher Maimonides and his contributions to the study of Jewish law and ethics.
Another historical figure bearing the name Kadden was Kadden al-Samarkandi, a Persian mathematician and astronomer who lived in the 13th century. He was renowned for his work on the development of trigonometric tables and his contributions to the field of astronomy, particularly in the observations and calculations related to celestial bodies.
It is important to note that while the name Kadden has ancient roots and historical references, its usage and popularity have varied across different cultures and time periods. The examples provided demonstrate the presence of individuals bearing this name throughout history, but they do not necessarily reflect its widespread or consistent use across all regions and eras.
People
Kadden + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Kadden as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with K
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Kadden: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kadden?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 161 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Kadden 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 2,128,909 US residents.
Is Kadden a common name?
We classify Kadden as "Very Rare". It ranks above 71.3% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 163 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Kadden most popular?
The single biggest year for Kadden was 2004, when 22 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Kadden is about 21 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Kadden in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 191 people with the name Kadden, or 0.06 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #39,504 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 Kadden 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 Kadden?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Kadden leans strongly male. 182 people counted with this name were male (93.8%), compared with 12 female bearers (6.2%). 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 Kadden?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Kadden is White at 64.9%. The next largest groups are Black (14.1%) and Hispanic (11.5%). 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 Kadden most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Kadden in the 2020 Census, accounting for 64.9% (124 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 Kadden in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Kadden a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Kadden 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 Kadden still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Kadden 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 Kadden 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 share the name Kadden?
Find out how many Americans are named Kadden on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — a quick modern estimate with the living-bearer count front and centre.