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

girlsboys

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

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202023peak #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 2023

  • 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: #599 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,878 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Kaysen, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Kaysen, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #247 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 693 boysNDMinnesota: #512 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,400 boysMNIllinois: #938 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 6,270 boysILWisconsin: #414 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,962 boysWIMichigan: #902 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 5,738 boysMINew York: #613 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 3,574 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: #436 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,838 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Kaysen, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Kaysen, so not publishedSDIowa: #560 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,669 boysIAIndiana: #413 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,859 boysINOhio: #410 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 1,944 boysOHPennsylvania: #586 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 3,468 boysPANew Jersey: #828 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 5,767 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Kaysen, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #1,037 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 8,994 boysCAUtah: #514 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,297 boysUTColorado: #662 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,545 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Kaysen, so not publishedNEMissouri: #475 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,237 boysMOKentucky: #596 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,302 boysKYWest Virginia: #295 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,079 boysWVVirginia: #451 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 2,191 boysVAMaryland: #484 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,323 boysMDDelaware: #184 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 559 boysDEArizona: #686 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,063 boysAZNew Mexico: #234 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 779 boysNMKansas: #420 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,697 boysKSArkansas: #432 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,795 boysARTennessee: #353 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,489 boysTNNorth Carolina: #517 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 2,670 boysNCSouth Carolina: #344 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,361 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Kaysen, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #376 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,459 boysOKLouisiana: #242 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 888 boysLAMississippi: #281 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,043 boysMSAlabama: #398 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,684 boysALGeorgia: #522 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 2,519 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Kaysen, so not publishedHITexas: #648 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 3,857 boysTXFlorida: #608 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 3,624 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Delaware#184 · 1 in 559
  2. New Mexico#234 · 1 in 779
  3. Louisiana#242 · 1 in 888
  4. North Dakota#247 · 1 in 693
  5. Mississippi#281 · 1 in 1,043

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Delaware#18451 in 559
New Mexico#23481 in 779
Louisiana#242231 in 888
North Dakota#24751 in 693
Mississippi#281111 in 1,043
West Virginia#29561 in 1,079
South Carolina#344151 in 1,361
Tennessee#353241 in 1,489
Oklahoma#376121 in 1,459
Alabama#398131 in 1,684
Ohio#410271 in 1,944
Indiana#413171 in 1,859
Wisconsin#414121 in 1,962
Kansas#42081 in 1,697
Arkansas#43271 in 1,795
Nevada#43661 in 1,838
Virginia#451171 in 2,191
Missouri#475121 in 2,237
Maryland#484101 in 2,323
Minnesota#512101 in 2,400
Utah#51481 in 2,297
North Carolina#517191 in 2,670
Georgia#522201 in 2,519
Iowa#56051 in 2,669
Pennsylvania#586151 in 3,468
Kentucky#59661 in 3,302
Washington#599111 in 2,878
Florida#608261 in 3,624
New York#613241 in 3,574
Texas#648461 in 3,857
Colorado#66271 in 3,545
Arizona#68681 in 4,063
New Jersey#82871 in 5,767
Michigan#90271 in 5,738
Illinois#93881 in 6,270
California#1,037201 in 8,994
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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 2023

girls
#10,312
9 births · 1 in 178,287 girls
boys
#568
515 births · 1 in 3,322 boys

Top girls' names in 2023

  1. #1Olivia15,329
  2. #2Emma13,590
  3. #3Charlotte12,638
  4. #4Amelia12,365
  5. #5Sophia11,999
  6. #6Mia11,404
  7. #7Isabella10,871
  8. #8Ava9,737
  9. #9Evelyn9,121
  10. #10Luna7,853
  11. #10,312Kaysen9

Top boys' names in 2023

  1. #1Liam20,904
  2. #2Noah19,116
  3. #3Oliver14,792
  4. #4James11,739
  5. #5Elijah11,523
  6. #6Mateo11,293
  7. #7Theodore11,093
  8. #8Henry10,996
  9. #9Lucas10,890
  10. #10William10,673
  11. #568Kaysen515
More about 2023

girls

1,604,582 girls got a published name in 2023; 1 in 178,287 of them was named Kaysen, which outranked 41.5% of the 17,615 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Kaysen
  1. #9,616Zuhal10
  2. #9,616Zuleymi10
  3. #9,616Zuzanna10
  4. #10,312Kaysen9
  5. #10,312Aadvika9
  6. #10,312Aakifah9
  7. #10,312Aava9
  8. #11,169Aaditri8
  9. #11,169Aadriti8
  10. #11,169Aaila8

Tied with 856 names at #10,312; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2022
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,640Kaeli#2,319 → #679
  2. ↑ 1,512Alitzel#2,388 → #876
  3. ↑ 1,287Emryn#2,174 → #887
  4. ↑ 813Adhara#1,583 → #770
  5. ↑ 717Azari#1,412 → #695
Fallers
  1. ↓ 364Addilynn#940 → #1,304
  2. ↓ 296India#968 → #1,264
  3. ↓ 259Madisyn#805 → #1,064
  4. ↓ 231Chanel#937 → #1,168
  5. ↓ 219Averi#906 → #1,125

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

boys

1,710,576 boys got a published name in 2023; 1 in 3,322 of them was named Kaysen, which outranked 96.0% of the 14,215 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Kaysen
  1. #563Samson517
  2. #566Ander516
  3. #566Jamari516
  4. #568Kaysen515
  5. #568Azariah515
  6. #568Saul515
  7. #571Rio514
  8. #572Armando513
  9. #573Julio511

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

Biggest movers since 2022
Risers
  1. ↑ 858Izael#1,665 → #807
  2. ↑ 662Chozen#1,479 → #817
  3. ↑ 589Eiden#1,479 → #890
  4. ↑ 409Cassian#938 → #529
  5. ↑ 385Kyren#1,322 → #937
Fallers
  1. ↓ 384Dior#842 → #1,226
  2. ↓ 275Maxton#963 → #1,238
  3. ↓ 205Davian#967 → #1,172
  4. ↓ 193Braden#935 → #1,128
  5. ↓ 191Heath#862 → #1,053

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

See the top 100 for 2023 →