Etymology & Historical Origin of the Baby Name Kayden

Kayden is a made-up Americanized spelling of the Gaelic name Caden which originated as a surname, Mac Cadáin (meaning son of Cadáin). The Gaelic word “cadáin” possibly means ‘battler, fighter’ but the etymology is up for debate. It’s also thought the name is derived from Adam, the first man, which would give the meaning ‘ground, earth.’ The MacCadáin clan was responsible for maintaining and managing the church land in their Scottish localities, a position they held from late medieval times into the early modern era (which would lend the name nicely toward Adam’s meaning; i.e., taking care of the church ‘ground’). The spelling variant Kayden has only been in existence for a little more than 10 years.

All About the Baby Name – Kayden

Personality

OF THE UNISEX NAME KAYDEN

Romance is the hallmark of the Six personality. They exude nurturing, loving, and caring energy. Sixes are in love with the idea of love in its idealized form - and with their magnetic personalities, they easily draw people toward them. Like the number Two personality, they seek balance and harmony in their life and the world at large. They are conscientious and service-oriented, and a champion for the underdog. These personalities naturally attract money and are usually surrounded by lovely material objects - but their human relationships are always primary. They thrive in giving back to others rather than being motivated by their own desires. This is when they achieve great things. Sixes are natural teachers, ministers and counselors.

Popularity

OF THE UNISEX NAME KAYDEN

Kayden is currently the most popular spelling formation of the name Caden in America right now (followed by Kaden and Caden). Kayden entered the U.S. popularity charts for the first time in 1999, but by 2011, the name climbed almost 900 positions up the Top 1000 list of most popular boy names nationwide. It is not a Top 100 choice for boys (yet), but it is gaining ground every year. Kayden is simply mimicking the success of Caden and Kaden, and as these names become more used, American parents are putting their own unique stamp through creative spelling alterations. There are about ten different variations of the name in existence today. It’s almost bordering insanity at this point. Caden, Caiden, Cayden, Kaden, Kadin, Kadyn, Kaeden, and Kaiden – need we say more? The overuse and manic respellings of this once-original name is practically absurd. We understand that American parents want to differentiate their child from the pack with such newly coined respellings of highly popular names, but there are probably better ways to distinguish your child than moving around vowels and changing consonants. Just a thought.

Quick Facts

ON KAYDEN

GENDER:

Unisex

ORIGIN:

American

NUMBER OF SYLLABLES:

2

RANKING POPULARITY:

N/A

PRONUNCIATION:

KAY-din

SIMPLE MEANING:

Battler, fighter; or earth, ground

Characteristics

OF KAYDEN

Humanitarian

Community-minded

Family-oriented

Loving

Affectionate

Compassionate

Sensitive

Cultural References to the Baby Name – Kayden

Literary Characters

OF THE BABY NAME KAYDEN

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Childrens Books

ON THE BABY NAME KAYDEN

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Popular Songs

ON KAYDEN

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Famous People

NAMED KAYDEN

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Children of Famous People

NAMED KAYDEN

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Historic Figures

WITH THE NAME KAYDEN

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