Boys' name · since 2000
Kacen
1,675 babies named Kacen in U.S. Social Security records since 2000, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,691 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,569 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,675
- born since 2000
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kacen currently ranks #1569 among boys' names in America, with 1,675 babies recorded since 2000.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kacen has been recorded 1,675 times among boys since 2000, currently ranked #1569 nationally and more common than 89% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2000 to 2025.
- #3,691 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,569 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,675 born since 2000
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kacen ranks #3,691 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,569 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,675 born since 2000, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,691 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,569 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,675
- born since 2000
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kacen's 1,675 recorded births place it above 91.88% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
25 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Kacen compares
1,675 Top 24% higher than 76% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Kacen's all-time total is 5x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kacen | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,675 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 206 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kacen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kacen splits its recorded history at 2013: 82% of all births land in the more recent half, 18% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2000 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2019 peak of 206 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kacen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 206
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Kacen by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (944 births, 56% of the file).
2010s was Kacen's strongest decade.
944 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Kacen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 134
2000s
134 births
- 2010s
2010s
944 births
- 2020s
2020s
597 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 944 births (56% of all-time use).
How Kacen compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Kacen's total volume
Kacen by state
Where Kacen concentrates geographically, total births since 2000
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 201 | 12.0% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 89 | 5.3% |
| #3 | Florida | | 50 | 3.0% |
| #4 | Louisiana | | 46 | 2.7% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 38 | 2.3% |
| #6 | California | | 36 | 2.1% |
| #7 | Alabama | | 33 | 2.0% |
| #8 | Tennessee | | 29 | 1.7% |
201 of 1,675 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 25 reporting states.
Kacen appears in 25 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kacen's data
- Kacen's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (944 total births) through the 2020s (597) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Kacens (201 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kacen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~25 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2000–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Kacen draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.