Kaden

Kaden is a true turn-of-the-millennium American creation—possibly an anglicization of the Arabic Qadin, a companion or friend, but more likely a phonetic cousin to Aiden, Jayden, and Brayden, with the K adding its own contemporary snap. The name entered the Top 1000 in 1995 and rose rapidly through the 2000s alongside its rhyming neighbors, peaking in 2009 and easing now to a steady 304. Two crisp syllables, KAY-den, that roll off a playground call-out. It has the rhythm of its generation built in. Friendly, modern, unmistakably 21st-century—Kaden sounds exactly like what it is.