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Kayden
KaydenSay it KAY-dun
- Meaning today
- Companion, fighter
- In the dictionaries
- No dictionary meaning confirmed for the name itself
- Say it
- KAY-dun
- Other spellings
- Kaden, Kaiden, Caden
Kayden
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Kayden meaning
Kayden is an international boy's name of English origin (modern American).
Meaning today
Companion, fighter
In the dictionaries
We haven't confirmed a dictionary meaning for the name itself. The meaning above is how families commonly use it.
Kayden is a modern American boy's name that grew up alongside rhyming names such as Aiden, Jayden and Brayden. Name lists give it meanings such as 'companion' or 'fighter', and some connect it with the Irish surname Caden or with an Arabic word for 'friend'. We could not confirm any of these in a dictionary or a reference work on surnames, so Kayden is best understood as a sound-based coinage: a modern American name that families use to mean 'companion' or 'fighter'. It is said KAY-dun, is easy to spell, and sits comfortably with Indian surnames.
Popularity abroad
- #135 United States, boys 2025 (down 10 from 125 in 2024)
US Social Security Administration - #220 England and Wales, boys 2025
Office for National Statistics
Official birth registrations. India publishes no national name statistics.
Spellings
Kayden · Kaden · Kaiden · Caden