How Many People Are Named Canden?
An estimated 231 people in the United States have the first name Canden. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 16 years old, and Canden peaked in popularity in 2009 with 20 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Canden as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Canden paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
231
About 1 in 1,483,785 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
16
years old
Peak Year
2009
20 births
Total Registered
233
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Canden
Canden is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 233 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Canden as a male name
Ranked #11,092 in 2022
6 male births in 2022
Peak: 2009 (20 births)
Canden: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Canden span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 115 babies were registered. Canden has declined significantly from its peak in the 2010s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Canden by Decade
How has Canden tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Canden + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Canden as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Canden
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Canden: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Canden?
We estimate approximately 231 people named Canden are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,483,785 Americans share this first name.
Is Canden a common name?
Canden is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 76.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 233 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Canden most popular?
Canden reached peak popularity in 2009, when 20 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Canden is approximately 16 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Canden a male name?
Canden is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Canden Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Canden Smith, Canden Johnson, Canden Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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