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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202019peak #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
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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 2019

  • 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: #843 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 5,678 boysWAIdaho: #296 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,116 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Kaysen, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Kaysen, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #531 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,908 boysMNIllinois: #1,031 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 8,216 boysILWisconsin: #409 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,930 boysWIMichigan: #601 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 3,669 boysMINew York: #945 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 7,196 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Kaysen, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Kaysen, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Kaysen, so not publishedORNevada: 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: #398 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,798 boysIAIndiana: #423 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 2,107 boysINOhio: #543 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 3,328 boysOHPennsylvania: #670 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 4,655 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Kaysen, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Kaysen, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #895 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 8,126 boysCAUtah: #581 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,226 boysUTColorado: #577 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,227 boysCONebraska: #259 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 902 boysNEMissouri: #480 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,480 boysMOKentucky: #451 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,276 boysKYWest Virginia: #347 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,466 boysWVVirginia: #742 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,937 boysVAMaryland: #499 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,606 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Kaysen, so not publishedDEArizona: #732 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,777 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Kaysen, so not publishedNMKansas: #563 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,826 boysKSArkansas: #310 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,210 boysARTennessee: #496 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,708 boysTNNorth Carolina: #571 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 3,343 boysNCSouth Carolina: #371 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,719 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Kaysen, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #446 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,051 boysOKLouisiana: #317 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,256 boysLAMississippi: #238 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 853 boysMSAlabama: #212 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 809 boysALGeorgia: #448 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 2,361 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Kaysen, so not publishedHITexas: #615 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 4,059 boysTXFlorida: #512 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 3,057 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Alabama#212 · 1 in 809
  2. Mississippi#238 · 1 in 853
  3. Nebraska#259 · 1 in 902
  4. Idaho#296 · 1 in 1,116
  5. Arkansas#310 · 1 in 1,210

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Alabama#212281 in 809
Mississippi#238151 in 853
Nebraska#259101 in 902
Idaho#29671 in 1,116
Arkansas#310111 in 1,210
Louisiana#317181 in 1,256
West Virginia#34751 in 1,466
South Carolina#371121 in 1,719
Iowa#39881 in 1,798
Wisconsin#409131 in 1,930
Indiana#423161 in 2,107
Oklahoma#44691 in 2,051
Georgia#448221 in 2,361
Kentucky#45191 in 2,276
Missouri#480121 in 2,480
Tennessee#496131 in 2,708
Maryland#499101 in 2,606
Florida#512311 in 3,057
Minnesota#53191 in 2,908
Ohio#543171 in 3,328
Kansas#56351 in 2,826
North Carolina#571151 in 3,343
Colorado#57781 in 3,227
Utah#58161 in 3,226
Michigan#601121 in 3,669
Texas#615431 in 4,059
Pennsylvania#670121 in 4,655
Arizona#73271 in 4,777
Virginia#74281 in 4,937
Washington#84361 in 5,678
California#895251 in 8,126
New York#945131 in 7,196
Illinois#1,03171 in 8,216
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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 2019

girls
#5,163
25 births · 1 in 67,135 girls
boys
#576
483 births · 1 in 3,715 boys

Top girls' names in 2019

  1. #1Olivia18,577
  2. #2Emma17,226
  3. #3Ava14,549
  4. #4Sophia13,821
  5. #5Isabella13,407
  6. #6Charlotte13,239
  7. #7Amelia12,944
  8. #8Mia12,508
  9. #9Harper10,497
  10. #10Evelyn10,443
  11. #5,163Kaysen25

Top boys' names in 2019

  1. #1Liam20,631
  2. #2Noah19,178
  3. #3Oliver13,967
  4. #4William13,658
  5. #5Elijah13,436
  6. #6James13,198
  7. #7Benjamin13,044
  8. #8Lucas12,483
  9. #9Mason11,484
  10. #10Alexander11,327
  11. #576Kaysen483
More about 2019

girls

1,678,366 girls got a published name in 2019; 1 in 67,135 of them was named Kaysen, which outranked 71.4% of the 18,024 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. #5,041Zamiya26
  2. #5,041Zivah26
  3. #5,041Zoriah26
  4. #5,163Kaysen25
  5. #5,163Aariya25
  6. #5,163Ailynn25
  7. #5,163Aissata25
  8. #5,306Aalani24
  9. #5,306Adalin24
  10. #5,306Adeya24

Tied with 142 names at #5,163; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2018
Risers
  1. 1,081Amoura#2,059#978
  2. 553Theodora#1,406#853
  3. 456Navy#1,269#813
  4. 415Emani#1,371#956
  5. 403Yaritza#1,216#813
Fallers
  1. 451Emmarie#990#1,441
  2. 368Saniyah#934#1,302
  3. 252Tatiana#692#944
  4. 229Zhavia#879#1,108
  5. 219Jayden#979#1,198

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

boys

1,794,216 boys got a published name in 2019; 1 in 3,715 of them was named Kaysen, which outranked 95.9% of the 14,133 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. #571Samson488
  2. #574Ares487
  3. #575Reece484
  4. #576Kaysen483
  5. #576Marcelo483
  6. #578Gerardo482
  7. #578Keaton482
  8. #580Johan481

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2018
Risers
  1. 5,830Sekani#6,703#873
  2. 5,230Ermias#5,770#540
  3. 654Amias#1,478#824
  4. 623Kyro#1,343#720
  5. 512Aziel#1,465#953
Fallers
  1. 376Jaxtyn#776#1,152
  2. 252Brysen#860#1,112
  3. 220Coen#814#1,034
  4. 219Chad#899#1,118
  5. 219Imran#933#1,152

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

See the top 100 for 2019