Baby name
FADING
🇬🇧 🇺🇸 🇦🇺 Kaden
/KAY · den/
Meaning
“Fighter, companion”
Modern American name of disputed origin, possibly from an Irish surname or an invented rhyme on Aiden; part of the 2000s -aden name explosion.
Nicknames
kade
Vibe
strong
How it ages.
Peaked around 2005-2010 in the US; starting to feel dated, not yet retro.
The cultural moment.
Top 100 in the United States from roughly 2000 to 2015; declining since.