Kason
- Last seen for girls in 2017 at #14,124
- #597 for boys in 2025, 480 births
- Given to boys 99.7% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 2019 · 899 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 14,904since 1974
Kason over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Kason has never cracked the top 300 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
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| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #597 | 480 | |
| 2024 | — | #565 | 518 | |
| 2023 | — | #511 | 587 | |
| 2022 | — | #479 | 645 | |
| 2021 | — | #428 | 725 | |
| 2020 | — | #366 | 851 | |
| 2019 | — | #362 | 899 | |
| 2018 | — | #401 | 794 | |
| 2017 | #14,124 | 6 | #396 | 806 |
| 2016 | #10,859 | 9 | #374 | 879 |
| 2015 | — | #390 | 817 | |
| 2014 | — | #364 | 869 | |
| 2013 | #14,582 | 6 | #365 | 861 |
| 2012 | — | #387 | 770 | |
| 2011 | #16,764 | 5 | #416 | 680 |
| 2010 | — | #480 | 543 | |
| 2009 | #17,294 | 5 | #483 | 564 |
| 2008 | — | #602 | 417 | |
| 2007 | — | #669 | 359 | |
| 2006 | #15,152 | 6 | #752 | 281 |
| 2005 | #16,462 | 5 | #889 | 203 |
| 2004 | — | #981 | 170 | |
| 2003 | — | #1,016 | 155 | |
| 2002 | — | #1,228 | 111 | |
| 2001 | — | #1,307 | 100 | |
| 2000 | — | #1,334 | 96 | |
| 1999 | #14,411 | 5 | #1,294 | 94 |
| 1998 | — | #1,527 | 71 | |
| 1997 | — | #1,693 | 58 | |
| 1996 | — | #1,671 | 57 | |
| 1995 | — | #2,140 | 38 | |
| 1994 | — | #2,181 | 37 | |
| 1993 | — | #1,933 | 42 | |
| 1992 | — | #2,834 | 24 | |
| 1991 | — | #2,469 | 28 | |
| 1990 | — | #2,214 | 32 | |
| 1989 | — | #2,106 | 33 | |
| 1988 | — | #2,437 | 24 | |
| 1987 | — | #2,020 | 30 | |
| 1986 | — | #2,601 | 20 | |
| 1985 | — | #3,070 | 15 | |
| 1984 | — | #2,437 | 20 | |
| 1983 | — | #3,630 | 11 | |
| 1982 | — | #2,972 | 15 | |
| 1981 | — | #2,569 | 18 | |
| 1980 | — | #2,831 | 16 | |
| 1979 | — | #4,403 | 8 | |
| 1978 | — | #3,614 | 10 | |
| 1977 | — | #4,582 | 7 | |
| 1976 | — | #4,935 | 6 | |
| 1975 | — | #5,464 | 5 | |
| 1974 | — | #5,227 | 5 | |
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First appearance
1974
The first year at least five boys were named Kason! It came in at #5,227, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1974–1977, when fewer than 8 boys a year got the name.
Where Kason is popular in 2025
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Mississippi#201 · 1 in 722
- Georgia#258 · 1 in 1,046
- Alabama#260 · 1 in 1,025
- Arkansas#305 · 1 in 1,144
- Louisiana#314 · 1 in 1,196
Best ever in a state: #110 in Mississippi, 2020.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | #201 | 15 | 1 in 722 |
| Georgia | #258 | 48 | 1 in 1,046 |
| Alabama | #260 | 21 | 1 in 1,025 |
| Arkansas | #305 | 11 | 1 in 1,144 |
| Louisiana | #314 | 16 | 1 in 1,196 |
| West Virginia | #330 | 5 | 1 in 1,232 |
| Nebraska | #335 | 7 | 1 in 1,260 |
| Kentucky | #375 | 13 | 1 in 1,580 |
| Missouri | #392 | 16 | 1 in 1,738 |
| Michigan | #393 | 22 | 1 in 1,827 |
| North Carolina | #447 | 24 | 1 in 2,145 |
| Oklahoma | #464 | 9 | 1 in 1,965 |
| Tennessee | #477 | 16 | 1 in 2,298 |
| Florida | #489 | 37 | 1 in 2,582 |
| South Carolina | #501 | 9 | 1 in 2,355 |
| Virginia | #525 | 14 | 1 in 2,661 |
| Texas | #550 | 58 | 1 in 3,018 |
| Indiana | #579 | 11 | 1 in 2,878 |
| Kansas | #590 | 5 | 1 in 2,809 |
| Pennsylvania | #605 | 15 | 1 in 3,484 |
| Ohio | #627 | 15 | 1 in 3,502 |
| Wisconsin | #678 | 6 | 1 in 3,905 |
| Illinois | #805 | 10 | 1 in 4,955 |
| Arizona | #844 | 6 | 1 in 5,454 |
| Washington | #898 | 6 | 1 in 5,466 |
| New York | #994 | 12 | 1 in 7,035 |
| California | #1,299 | 14 | 1 in 12,534 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Kason
Momentum · boys
Falling
- 231 spots since 2020 (#366 → #597)
- Biggest jump: 137 spots in 2006
- Biggest drop: 62 spots in 2021
Rise & fade · boys
45 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1974
- Peaked 2019 at #362 (899 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 22 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 22 yrs · run 2004–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 1,996
- Highest: 1 in 1,996 boys born in 2019 were named Kason (0.05%)
- Latest: 1 in 3,558 boys born in 2025 (0.03%)
Era · boys
The 2010s
- 53.1% of all boys named Kason (7,918) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 41 | #3,614 (1978) | #4,704 |
| 1980s | 202 | #2,020 (1987) | #2,667 |
| 1990s | 481 | #1,294 (1999) | #1,996 |
| 2000s | 2,456 | #483 (2009) | #926 |
| 2010s | 7,918 | #362 (2019) | #394 |
| 2020s | 3,806 | #366 (2020) | #491 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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