Cadan comes from the Cornish / Welsh tradition, meaning Battle.
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How popular is Cadan?
2007peak year
The name Cadan reached its peak in 2007, with 31 registrations (ranked #3454). It had only entered records 10 years earlier, in 1997. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #9508) today, averaging about 8 new babies per year. Cadan has been declining in recent years. Across all years on record, approximately 322 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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