How Many People Are Named Kadan?
An estimated 491 people in the United States have the first name Kadan. It is predominantly male (98.6%). The average bearer is 18 years old, and Kadan peaked in popularity in 2005 with 47 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kadan 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 Kadan paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
491
About 1 in 698,074 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
98.6% confidence
Average Age
18
years old
Peak Year
2005
47 births
Total Registered
496
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kadan
Kadan is predominantly male (98.6%), though 7 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Kadan as a male name
Ranked #9,324 in 2023
8 male births in 2023
Peak: 2006 (44 births)
Kadan as a female name
Ranked #13,682 in 2005
7 female births in 2005
Peak: 2005 (7 births)
Kadan: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kadan span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 287 babies were registered. Kadan has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Kadan by Decade
How has Kadan 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.
Kadan + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kadan as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kadan
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Kadan: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kadan?
We estimate approximately 491 people named Kadan 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 698,074 Americans share this first name.
Is Kadan a common name?
Kadan is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 84.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 496 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kadan most popular?
Kadan reached peak popularity in 2005, when 47 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kadan is approximately 18 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kadan a male name?
Kadan is predominantly male. 98.6% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kadan Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kadan Smith, Kadan Johnson, Kadan 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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