Kaidan means warrior or companion — the AI-DAN variant of Caden/Kaiden. Mass Effect's Kaidan Alenko IS one of gaming's most beloved companions. Same warrior, AI-DAN calligraphy. Two syllables of gaming's-most-beloved-companion through AI-DAN distinction.
Mass Effect's Kaidan IS gaming's most beloved companion.Same warrior with AI-DAN distinction.Two syllables with a bright, Celtic sound: KY-dan.Kai and Dan are both embedded.Kai IS directly embedded — ocean.
Kaidan IS the AI-DAN variant. Mass Effect's Alenko IS gaming's most beloved companion.
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First recorded
Earliest known use: AI-DAN; Mass Effect's Kaidan Alenko.
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Today
Kaidan remains a beloved choice, ranking #3466 in the US. 1,191 babies have been named Kaidan since 2000.
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How popular is Kaidan?
2010peak year
The name Kaidan reached its peak in 2010, with 77 registrations (ranked #1874). It had only entered records 10 years earlier, in 2000. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #3466) today, averaging about 38 new babies per year. Kaidan has been declining in recent years. Across all years on record, approximately 1,191 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
Kaidan's Life Path 5 is the adventurer's number — companion adventure. People named Kaidan tend to be bright, beloved, and gifted at AI-DAN gaming's most beloved companion.
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AI-DAN gaming's most beloved
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Mass-Effect-Alenko
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Warrior-companion
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Bright-Kai-Dan
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Kai-embedded
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I9
D4
A1
N5
Sum: 22 → Life path 4
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Personality of Kaidan
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Steady & reliable
When they make a promise, they keep it.
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Methodical
Thorough, careful, precise.
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Quietly powerful
Their strength is always there when it matters.
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Grounded
No matter what swirls around them, they stay centred.
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