Caidan

Meaning & origin

Caidan entered the U.S. naming landscape in 2000, a late addition to the wave of -den and -dan names that surged at the turn of the millennium. It reached its peak rank in 2006 before entering a steady decline that has continued through 2025, where it ranked 10,695th with a frequency of 1 in 284,679 births. The name's trajectory suggests it followed the broader fashion for similar-sounding names like Caden, Jayden, and Brayden, but never achieved the same widespread acceptance. While Caidan has not been recorded in any top state lists, its pattern mirrors that of many modern invented names that enjoyed brief popularity. As with most names in this category, Caidan lacks a traditional etymology or meaning, which for some parents is an opportunity to assign personal significance.

Caidan first appeared in U.S. records in 2000, likely as a creative respelling of the fashionable Caden, which itself may derive from an Irish surname or a modern coinage. The name has no established meaning or etymology beyond its modern sound structure. It peaked in usage in 2006 and has since declined.