Kaysen
- #7,491 for girls in 2025, 14 births
- #415 for boys in 2025, 772 births
- Given to boys 93.9% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 2025 · 772 births
- Debut · boys
- 6 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 6,640since 1998
Kaysen over time
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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
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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 | #7,491 | 14 | #415 | 772 |
| 2024 | #6,642 | 17 | #597 | 480 |
| 2023 | #10,312 | 9 | #568 | 515 |
| 2022 | #9,056 | 11 | #538 | 553 |
| 2021 | #8,464 | 12 | #581 | 482 |
| 2020 | #6,923 | 16 | #562 | 498 |
| 2019 | #5,163 | 25 | #576 | 483 |
| 2018 | #6,248 | 19 | #626 | 426 |
| 2017 | #4,922 | 27 | #656 | 391 |
| 2016 | #5,985 | 21 | #714 | 342 |
| 2015 | #4,295 | 33 | #710 | 351 |
| 2014 | #3,925 | 38 | #768 | 305 |
| 2013 | #4,755 | 29 | #934 | 217 |
| 2012 | #5,710 | 23 | #960 | 210 |
| 2011 | #6,148 | 21 | #1,264 | 136 |
| 2010 | #5,414 | 25 | #1,517 | 107 |
| 2009 | #6,317 | 21 | #1,459 | 114 |
| 2008 | #6,559 | 20 | #2,125 | 64 |
| 2007 | #11,630 | 9 | #2,504 | 50 |
| 2006 | #11,417 | 9 | #3,451 | 30 |
| 2005 | #11,834 | 8 | #3,447 | 28 |
| 2004 | #10,690 | 9 | #4,602 | 18 |
| 2003 | — | #4,114 | 20 | |
| 2002 | #13,595 | 6 | #5,725 | 12 |
| 2001 | #15,352 | 5 | #7,536 | 8 |
| 2000 | #10,745 | 8 | #5,297 | 13 |
| 1999 | — | #6,530 | 9 | |
| 1998 | — | #8,479 | 6 | |
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First appearance
1998
The first year at least five boys were named Kaysen! It came in at #8,479, and was given to 6 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1998–1999, when fewer than 10 boys a year got the name.
Where Kaysen 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
- West Virginia#94 · 1 in 308
- Mississippi#144 · 1 in 493
- Kentucky#173 · 1 in 642
- Hawaii#180 · 1 in 486
- Louisiana#211 · 1 in 797
Best ever in a state: #94 in West Virginia, 2025.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | #94 | 20 | 1 in 308 |
| Mississippi | #144 | 22 | 1 in 493 |
| Kentucky | #173 | 32 | 1 in 642 |
| Hawaii | #180 | 6 | 1 in 486 |
| Louisiana | #211 | 24 | 1 in 797 |
| Montana | #227 | 5 | 1 in 753 |
| Arkansas | #232 | 15 | 1 in 839 |
| Missouri | #245 | 29 | 1 in 959 |
| Iowa | #257 | 15 | 1 in 922 |
| South Dakota | #257 | 5 | 1 in 769 |
| Indiana | #267 | 31 | 1 in 1,021 |
| Ohio | #274 | 45 | 1 in 1,167 |
| North Carolina | #287 | 43 | 1 in 1,197 |
| Alabama | #289 | 19 | 1 in 1,133 |
| Idaho | #302 | 8 | 1 in 1,079 |
| Georgia | #327 | 37 | 1 in 1,357 |
| South Carolina | #327 | 16 | 1 in 1,325 |
| Maryland | #344 | 15 | 1 in 1,526 |
| Florida | #356 | 55 | 1 in 1,737 |
| Michigan | #375 | 23 | 1 in 1,748 |
| Oklahoma | #376 | 12 | 1 in 1,473 |
| Nebraska | #377 | 6 | 1 in 1,470 |
| Massachusetts | #378 | 13 | 1 in 2,079 |
| Nevada | #389 | 7 | 1 in 1,613 |
| Kansas | #428 | 8 | 1 in 1,756 |
| Wisconsin | #437 | 11 | 1 in 2,130 |
| Oregon | #438 | 8 | 1 in 1,882 |
| Virginia | #452 | 17 | 1 in 2,191 |
| Washington | #474 | 15 | 1 in 2,187 |
| Pennsylvania | #477 | 21 | 1 in 2,489 |
| New York | #513 | 31 | 1 in 2,723 |
| Texas | #550 | 58 | 1 in 3,018 |
| Utah | #561 | 7 | 1 in 2,809 |
| Illinois | #568 | 16 | 1 in 3,097 |
| Tennessee | #592 | 12 | 1 in 3,064 |
| Colorado | #680 | 7 | 1 in 3,836 |
| California | #862 | 27 | 1 in 6,499 |
| Arizona | #927 | 5 | 1 in 6,545 |
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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 Kaysen
Momentum · boys
Rising
- 147 spots since 2020 (#562 → #415)
- Biggest jump: 304 spots in 2012
- Biggest drop: 30 spots in 2023
Rise & fade · boys
27 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1998
- Peaked 2025 at #415 (772 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 14 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 14 yrs · run 2012–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 2,213
- Highest: 1 in 2,213 boys born in 2025 were named Kaysen (0.05%)
Era · boys
The 2020s
- 49.7% of all boys named Kaysen (3,300) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Never flipped
- The majority has never changed
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15 | #6,530 (1999) | #7,505 |
| 2000s | 357 | #1,459 (2009) | #4,026 |
| 2010s | 2,968 | #576 (2019) | #873 |
| 2020s | 3,300 | #415 (2025) | #544 |
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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