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Kadin

Boy name · 6 babies recorded · 1974–2025

Kadin: 6 babies born in Scotland since 1974, given to boys, peaking at 3 births in 2006.

Kadin is a modern name most often considered a variant of Caden or Kaden, which stems from Irish and Scottish Gaelic roots where it is thought to mean “fighter” or “warrior,” though some trace it to an ancient Celtic word for “companion.” It can also appear as an Arabic name, spelled Qadin or Kadin, meaning “friend” or “trusted companion,” but the Celtic origin is the one most familiar to English and Scottish speakers. While there are no widely famous historical figures bearing exactly this spelling, the name has gained steady popularity in Scotland since the 1990s, part of a broader trend for short, strong, two-syllable names ending