Kayden - Meaning of Kayden

What does Kayden mean?

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Kayden

[ 2 syll. kay-den, ka-yd-en ] The baby girl name Kayden is also used as a boy name, with the latter form being far more popular. It is pronounced KEY-DehN †. Kayden is of Celtic origin and it is used mainly in English. The meaning of Kayden is 'son of Cadán'. It is derived from the word mac with the meaning 'son'. It represents the transferred use of the surname as a given name.

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Kayden is rare as a baby girl name. At the modest peak of its usage in 2008, 0.040% of baby girls were named Kayden. It was #391 in rank then. The baby name has fallen out of favor since then, and is used only on a very light scale today. Out of all girl names in its family, Kayden was nevertheless the most commonly used in 2018. Kayden has in the last century been primarily given to boys. In 2015, 13 times more boys than girls were given the name Kayden.

Baby names that sound like Kayden include Caden, Kadyn, Kathanne, Katine, Keatan, Keaton, Keatyn, Keytan, Khaatoon, Khatoon, Khatoun, Khatoune, Khatune, Kistna, Kittin, Cadiene, Cadwenn, Cadwenne, Cadwin, and Cadwinn.

† Pronunciation for Kayden: K as in "key (K.IY)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; D as in "day (D.EY)" ; EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"