Kaysen

#7,491 for girls in 2025, 14 births · #415 for boys in 2025, 772 births
Given to boys 93.9% of the time

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Peak · boys
2025 · 772 births
Debut · boys
6 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
6,640
since 1998

Kaysen over time

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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202018peak #3,925, 2014girlsboysat peak
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#7,49114#415772
2024#6,64217#597480
2023#10,3129#568515
2022#9,05611#538553
2021#8,46412#581482
2020#6,92316#562498
2019#5,16325#576483
2018#6,24819#626426
2017#4,92227#656391
2016#5,98521#714342
2015#4,29533#710351
2014#3,92538#768305
2013#4,75529#934217
2012#5,71023#960210
2011#6,14821#1,264136
2010#5,41425#1,517107
2009#6,31721#1,459114
2008#6,55920#2,12564
2007#11,6309#2,50450
2006#11,4179#3,45130
2005#11,8348#3,44728
2004#10,6909#4,60218
2003—#4,11420
2002#13,5956#5,72512
2001#15,3525#7,5368
2000#10,7458#5,29713
1999—#6,5309
1998—#8,4796
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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 2018

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Kaysen, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Kaysen, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Kaysen, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Kaysen, so not publishedNHWashington: #504 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,654 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Kaysen, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Kaysen, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Kaysen, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Kaysen, so not publishedMNIllinois: #712 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 4,590 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Kaysen, so not publishedWIMichigan: #969 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 7,649 boysMINew York: #1,212 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 10,638 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Kaysen, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Kaysen, so not publishedRIOregon: #606 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,323 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Kaysen, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Kaysen, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Kaysen, so not publishedSDIowa: #441 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,052 boysIAIndiana: #610 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,774 boysINOhio: #432 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 2,388 boysOHPennsylvania: #684 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 5,206 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Kaysen, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Kaysen, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #1,004 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 9,834 boysCAUtah: #451 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,167 boysUTColorado: #693 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,300 boysCONebraska: #339 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,344 boysNEMissouri: #679 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,335 boysMOKentucky: #360 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,744 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Kaysen, so not publishedWVVirginia: #621 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 4,074 boysVAMaryland: #617 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,769 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Kaysen, so not publishedDEArizona: #864 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 6,838 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Kaysen, so not publishedNMKansas: #518 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,423 boysKSArkansas: #313 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,230 boysARTennessee: #596 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,551 boysTNNorth Carolina: #489 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 2,787 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Kaysen, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Kaysen, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #492 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,352 boysOKLouisiana: #211 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 816 boysLAMississippi: #198 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 722 boysMSAlabama: #326 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,414 boysALGeorgia: #397 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 2,088 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Kaysen, so not publishedHITexas: #584 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 3,802 boysTXFlorida: #713 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 5,044 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Mississippi#198 · 1 in 722
  2. Louisiana#211 · 1 in 816
  3. Arkansas#313 · 1 in 1,230
  4. Alabama#326 · 1 in 1,414
  5. Nebraska#339 · 1 in 1,344

Best ever in a state: #94 in West Virginia, 2025.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Mississippi#198181 in 722
Louisiana#211281 in 816
Arkansas#313111 in 1,230
Alabama#326161 in 1,414
Nebraska#33971 in 1,344
Kentucky#360121 in 1,744
Georgia#397251 in 2,088
Ohio#432241 in 2,388
Iowa#44171 in 2,052
Utah#45191 in 2,167
North Carolina#489181 in 2,787
Oklahoma#49281 in 2,352
Washington#504131 in 2,654
Kansas#51861 in 2,423
Texas#584461 in 3,802
Tennessee#596101 in 3,551
Oregon#60651 in 3,323
Indiana#61091 in 3,774
Maryland#61771 in 3,769
Virginia#621101 in 4,074
Missouri#67971 in 4,335
Pennsylvania#684111 in 5,206
Colorado#69361 in 4,300
Illinois#712131 in 4,590
Florida#713191 in 5,044
Arizona#86451 in 6,838
Michigan#96961 in 7,649
California#1,004211 in 9,834
New York#1,21291 in 10,638
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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
  • 182 spots since 2024 (#597 → #415)
  • 147 spots since 2020 (#562 → #415)
  • 295 spots since 2015 (#710 → #415)
  • Biggest jump: 304 spots in 2012 (#1,264 → #960)
  • Biggest drop: 30 spots in 2023 (#538 → #568)
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
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1990s15#6,530 (1999)#7,505
2000s357#1,459 (2009)#4,026
2010s2,968#576 (2019)#873
2020s3,300#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.

Kaysen in 2018

girls
#6,248
19 births · 1 in 89,530 girls
boys
#626
426 births · 1 in 4,263 boys

Top girls' names in 2018

  1. #1Emma18,824
  2. #2Olivia18,061
  3. #3Ava15,034
  4. #4Isabella14,575
  5. #5Sophia14,013
  6. #6Charlotte13,038
  7. #7Mia12,742
  8. #8Amelia12,405
  9. #9Harper10,646
  10. #10Evelyn10,433
  11. #6,248Kaysen19

Top boys' names in 2018

  1. #1Liam19,977
  2. #2Noah18,441
  3. #3William14,646
  4. #4James13,650
  5. #5Oliver13,500
  6. #6Benjamin13,488
  7. #7Elijah13,020
  8. #8Lucas12,665
  9. #9Mason12,526
  10. #10Logan12,447
  11. #626Kaysen426
More about 2018

girls

1,701,074 girls got a published name in 2018; 1 in 89,530 of them was named Kaysen, which outranked 65.6% of the 18,152 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Kaysen
  1. #6,010Zeplynn20
  2. #6,010Zianna20
  3. #6,010Zowie20
  4. #6,248Kaysen19
  5. #6,248Aalyiah19
  6. #6,248Aanika19
  7. #6,248Aariana19
  8. #6,521Aasiya18
  9. #6,521Adalaide18
  10. #6,521Adalida18

Tied with 272 names at #6,248; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2017
Risers
  1. ↑ 680Meghan#1,387 → #707
  2. ↑ 567Dior#1,360 → #793
  3. ↑ 367Palmer#1,042 → #675
  4. ↑ 361Adalee#1,217 → #856
  5. ↑ 346Oaklynn#888 → #542
Fallers
  1. ↓ 334Audrina#847 → #1,181
  2. ↓ 234Courtney#952 → #1,186
  3. ↓ 232Marjorie#938 → #1,170
  4. ↓ 228Anabelle#969 → #1,197
  5. ↓ 225Angelique#799 → #1,024

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,816,158 boys got a published name in 2018; 1 in 4,263 of them was named Kaysen, which outranked 95.6% of the 14,118 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Kaysen
  1. #623Harry428
  2. #624Cayson427
  3. #624Neil427
  4. #626Kaysen426
  5. #627Kohen425
  6. #627Mohammed425
  7. #627Raylan425
Biggest movers since 2017
Risers
  1. ↑ 594Genesis#1,575 → #981
  2. ↑ 436Baker#1,149 → #713
  3. ↑ 430Saint#1,287 → #857
  4. ↑ 319Kairo#802 → #483
  5. ↑ 307Watson#1,020 → #713
Fallers
  1. ↓ 235Aaden#893 → #1,128
  2. ↓ 224Dilan#917 → #1,141
  3. ↓ 201Craig#980 → #1,181
  4. ↓ 177Mike#951 → #1,128
  5. ↓ 172Harper#798 → #970

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 2018 →