girls:
1.4k births since 1993
#4311 (25th percentile)
boys:
3.2k births since 1994
#2211 (52nd percentile)
overall:
4.6k births since 1993
#4017 (48th percentile)
The name Kadyn is the #4,017 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 4,617 recorded births since 1993. This represents the 48.1% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 48.1% of all names). For boys, it ranks #2,211 (51.8% percentile) for all time with 3,194 births since 1994. For girls, it ranks #4,311 (24.6% percentile) for all time with 1,423 births since 1993.
Kadyn first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1993 (1993 for girls and 1994 for boys).
The name Kadyn has been given to both genders, with a slight preference for boys (69.2% of all recorded births). In 2023, 75.0% of babies named Kadyn were boys. Interestingly, until around 1999, the name was more popular for girls (55.8% girls from 1993 to 1998), but since then it has been more commonly used for boys (69.8% boys from 1999 to 2023).
For boys, Kadyn reached its peak popularity in 2009, achieving the 27.3% percentile (ranked #655) with 122 births per million. The name was most common in 2009, with 122 births per million (ranked 27.3% percentile). Since reaching a high point around 2010, the popularity of this name for boys has been declining. Currently, Kadyn ranks #865 for boys (5.1% percentile) with 28 births per million, which is 22.8% of its peak share of births.
For girls, Kadyn reached its peak popularity in 2008, achieving the 14.1% percentile (ranked #845) with 69 births per million. The name was most common in 2008, with 69 births per million (ranked 14.1% percentile). Since reaching a high point in 2009, the popularity of this name for girls has been declining. Currently, Kadyn ranks #935 for girls (1.3% percentile) with 10 births per million, which is 14.1% of its peak share of births.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Kadyn".
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Our model has identified 2 different pronunciations for the name Kadyn. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.
Our model is 85.7% confident that Kadyn is pronounced as KAY-dihn, which has 2 syllables. The next most likely pronunciation is KAY-duhn, at 14.3% confidence, with 2 syllables.
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