US rank #764 Boys' name Peak 2016 6,068 births

Cayson — #764 US boys' name

6,068 babies named Cayson in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s582000s6782010s34982020s1834
#764
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 95% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Cayson was born in this single decade.

2016
Single peak year

525 babies were named Cayson in 2016 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cayson

The Social Security Administration has registered 6,068 babies named Cayson between 1993 and 2024, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Cayson currently holds the #764 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2016, when 525 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cayson performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 3,498 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Cayson shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 794 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida and Georgia. In total, SSA state-level files list Cayson in 39 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cayson in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 6,068 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Cayson at a glance

Top 1,000 boys' name

Total births

6,068

Since 1993

32 years of records

Peak year

2016

525 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#764

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1993

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 2024

Cayson popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1993

Top 1,000 boys' name
Peak year (2016)
525
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
-2000200400600 202420202016201220082004200019961993 7

Cayson popularity over time — girls

48 total births recorded since 2003 (Cayson as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 48 births
4.555.566.577.5 20192018201720122010200920082003 7

Cayson by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
3,498 births that decade — 58% of Cayson's all-time total
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Cayson by state

Where Cayson concentrates geographically — total births since 1993

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Cayson
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
794 13.1%
#2 Florida
343 5.7%
#3 Georgia
304 5.0%
#4 Tennessee
272 4.5%
#5 California
244 4.0%
#6 North Carolina
220 3.6%
#7 Mississippi
207 3.4%
#8 Ohio
201 3.3%
Texas share of Cayson's total US births 13.1%
Even split

794 of 6,068 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 39 reporting states.

Cayson appears in 39 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cayson?
6,068 babies have been named Cayson since 1993. It currently ranks #764 among boys. The peak year was 2016 with 525 births.
When was Cayson most popular?
Cayson was most popular in the 2010s decade with 3,498 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
Where is Cayson most popular?
The top states for the name Cayson are Texas (794 births), Florida (343 births), Georgia (304 births).
How long has the name Cayson been used?
Cayson has been recorded in Social Security data since 1993, spanning 32 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Cayson?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Cayden, Caysen, Cayde, Cayleb, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1993–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.