Caden, thought to have originated from the Irish name Cadan, has an unknown meaning. Some theories suggest it comes from the Welsh and Cornish word cat, meaning "battle." It debuted on the Social Security Administration's top 1,000 for baby boy names in 1992 before skyrocketing in popularity at the turn of the century. Its rise to stardom correlates with that of similar-sounding names, such as Hayden, Ayden, Brayden, Kayden and Jayden. It's also the name New York Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole gave his daughter, born in 2020, and the name "The Young and the Restless" star Melissa Claire Egan gave her son, born the following year.
