Total births
10
US rank #13788 Boys' name Peak 2020 10 births
Cayston — #13788 US boys' name
10 babies named Cayston in U.S. Social Security records since 2020, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
#13788
of 14,243 boys in use
More common than 3% of names given to boys today.
2020s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Cayston was born in this single decade.
2020
Single peak year
5 babies were named Cayston in 2020 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Cayston
The Social Security Administration has registered 10 babies named Cayston between 2020 and 2024, spanning 5 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Cayston currently holds the #13788 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2020, when 5 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Cayston performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window.
No etymological entry is currently available for Cayston 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 10 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.
Cayston at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2020
Current rank
#13,788
Active since
2020
Cayston popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2020
- Peak year (2020)
- 5
- Annual births at peak — across 5 years of records
Cayston by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2020s
- 10 births that decade — 100% of Cayston's all-time total
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Cayston? ▼
10 babies have been named Cayston since 2020. It currently ranks #13788 among boys. The peak year was 2020 with 5 births.
When was Cayston most popular? ▼
Cayston was most popular in the 2020s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 2020.
How long has the name Cayston been used? ▼
Cayston has been recorded in Social Security data since 2020, spanning 5 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Cayston? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Cayden, Cayson, Caysen, Cayde, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
Keep exploring Cayston
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Cayden Boy
#349 40,458 births
Cayson Boy
#764 6,068 births
Caysen Boy
#1373 2,248 births
Cayde Boy
#1237 1,545 births
Cayleb Boy
#7403 1,026 births
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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, 2020–2024 (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.