Caden

Caden emerged almost out of thin air in the 1990s, a modern American invention spun from the Gaelic surname Cadán or simply from the musical word cadence. It joined the great rhyming tribe of Aiden, Jayden, and Brayden, and for a stretch in the 2000s it sat inside the top 100. Two tidy syllables, a soft landing, and a sound that feels both rugged and approachable. It has cooled slightly from its peak but remains a confident choice for parents who want something contemporary without straying into invention. Still one boy in about a thousand.