Kayson
- #10,107 for girls in 2025, 9 births
- #264 for boys in 2025, 1,305 births
- Given to boys 98.2% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 2025 · 1,305 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 15,201since 1982
Kayson over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Kayson has never cracked the top 200 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #10,107 | 9 | #264 | 1,305 |
| 2024 | #10,271 | 9 | #291 | 1,154 |
| 2023 | #7,247 | 15 | #277 | 1,224 |
| 2022 | #12,243 | 7 | #278 | 1,238 |
| 2021 | #8,464 | 12 | #283 | 1,222 |
| 2020 | #9,546 | 10 | #294 | 1,162 |
| 2019 | #7,716 | 14 | #324 | 1,028 |
| 2018 | #8,146 | 13 | #344 | 971 |
| 2017 | #7,442 | 15 | #347 | 970 |
| 2016 | #8,393 | 13 | #380 | 858 |
| 2015 | #8,447 | 13 | #434 | 704 |
| 2014 | #6,713 | 18 | #431 | 706 |
| 2013 | #7,031 | 17 | #529 | 503 |
| 2012 | #5,557 | 24 | #574 | 447 |
| 2011 | #6,564 | 19 | #655 | 358 |
| 2010 | #7,513 | 16 | #801 | 271 |
| 2009 | #7,679 | 16 | #856 | 249 |
| 2008 | #8,529 | 14 | #1,041 | 182 |
| 2007 | #10,818 | 10 | #1,102 | 165 |
| 2006 | #11,417 | 9 | #1,492 | 102 |
| 2005 | — | #2,129 | 57 | |
| 2004 | — | #1,834 | 67 | |
| 2003 | #12,408 | 7 | #2,674 | 37 |
| 2002 | — | #3,670 | 23 | |
| 2001 | — | #3,143 | 28 | |
| 2000 | #13,154 | 6 | #2,736 | 33 |
| 1999 | — | #3,480 | 22 | |
| 1998 | — | #3,486 | 21 | |
| 1997 | — | #3,160 | 23 | |
| 1996 | — | #4,022 | 16 | |
| 1995 | — | #4,791 | 12 | |
| 1994 | — | #6,372 | 8 | |
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| 1992 | — | #6,128 | 8 | |
| 1991 | — | #6,519 | 7 | |
| 1990 | — | #8,117 | 5 | |
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| 1988 | — | #7,270 | 5 | |
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| 1986 | — | #6,721 | 5 | |
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First appearance
1982
The first year at least five boys were named Kayson! It came in at #6,385, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1982–1990, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Kayson 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#57 · 1 in 285
- Louisiana#88 · 1 in 354
- West Virginia#121 · 1 in 385
- Kentucky#121 · 1 in 437
- Alabama#131 · 1 in 512
Best ever in a state: #57 in Mississippi, 2025.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | #57 | 38 | 1 in 285 |
| Louisiana | #88 | 54 | 1 in 354 |
| Kentucky | #121 | 47 | 1 in 437 |
| West Virginia | #121 | 16 | 1 in 385 |
| Alabama | #131 | 42 | 1 in 512 |
| Georgia | #153 | 80 | 1 in 628 |
| South Carolina | #163 | 36 | 1 in 589 |
| South Dakota | #171 | 8 | 1 in 480 |
| Tennessee | #171 | 57 | 1 in 645 |
| Arkansas | #175 | 21 | 1 in 599 |
| Idaho | #196 | 13 | 1 in 664 |
| Oklahoma | #197 | 25 | 1 in 707 |
| Montana | #201 | 6 | 1 in 627 |
| Indiana | #206 | 40 | 1 in 792 |
| New Mexico | #213 | 9 | 1 in 722 |
| Virginia | #230 | 38 | 1 in 980 |
| Iowa | #232 | 17 | 1 in 813 |
| Pennsylvania | #239 | 51 | 1 in 1,025 |
| Wisconsin | #244 | 24 | 1 in 976 |
| North Carolina | #245 | 51 | 1 in 1,009 |
| Florida | #255 | 81 | 1 in 1,179 |
| Ohio | #256 | 49 | 1 in 1,072 |
| Minnesota | #263 | 23 | 1 in 1,065 |
| Kansas | #277 | 13 | 1 in 1,080 |
| Maryland | #300 | 18 | 1 in 1,272 |
| Missouri | #302 | 22 | 1 in 1,264 |
| Texas | #309 | 122 | 1 in 1,435 |
| Michigan | #312 | 30 | 1 in 1,340 |
| Nebraska | #335 | 7 | 1 in 1,260 |
| New York | #350 | 50 | 1 in 1,688 |
| Illinois | #375 | 28 | 1 in 1,770 |
| Arizona | #376 | 20 | 1 in 1,636 |
| Massachusetts | #378 | 13 | 1 in 2,079 |
| Utah | #378 | 12 | 1 in 1,639 |
| Nevada | #389 | 7 | 1 in 1,613 |
| Colorado | #398 | 15 | 1 in 1,790 |
| Oregon | #474 | 7 | 1 in 2,151 |
| Washington | #474 | 15 | 1 in 2,187 |
| Connecticut | #498 | 5 | 1 in 2,641 |
| California | #509 | 60 | 1 in 2,925 |
| New Jersey | #655 | 10 | 1 in 3,977 |
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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 Kayson
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
- 30 spots since 2020 (#294 → #264)
- Biggest jump: 185 spots in 2009
- Biggest drop: 14 spots in 2024
Rise & fade · boys
43 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1982
- Peaked 2025 at #264 (1,305 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 17 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 17 yrs · run 2009–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 1,309
- Highest: 1 in 1,309 boys born in 2025 were named Kayson (0.08%)
Era · boys
The 2020s
- 48.1% of all boys named Kayson (7,305) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 15 | #6,385 (1982) | #6,792 |
| 1990s | 122 | #3,160 (1997) | #5,119 |
| 2000s | 943 | #856 (2009) | #2,068 |
| 2010s | 6,816 | #324 (2019) | #482 |
| 2020s | 7,305 | #264 (2025) | #281 |
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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