US rank #1909 Boys' name Peak 2019 1,566 births

Kacen — #1909 US boys' name

1,566 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.

2000s1342010s9442020s488
#1909
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 87% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

60% of everyone ever named Kacen was born in this single decade.

2019
Single peak year

206 babies were named Kacen in 2019 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kacen

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,566 babies named Kacen between 2000 and 2024, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kacen currently holds the #1909 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2019, when 206 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kacen performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 944 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Kacen shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 190 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Georgia and Louisiana. In total, SSA state-level files list Kacen in 25 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kacen 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 1,566 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.

Kacen at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,566

Since 2000

25 years of records

Peak year

2019

206 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#1,909

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2000

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kacen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2000

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2019)
206
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
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Kacen by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
944 births that decade — 60% of Kacen's all-time total
2000s1342010s9442020s488

Kacen by state

Where Kacen concentrates geographically — total births since 2000

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Kacen
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
190 12.1%
#2 Georgia
81 5.2%
#3 Louisiana
46 2.9%
#4 Florida
45 2.9%
#5 North Carolina
33 2.1%
#6 California
31 2.0%
#7 Alabama
28 1.8%
#8 Mississippi
26 1.7%
Texas share of Kacen's total US births 12.1%
Even split

190 of 1,566 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 25 reporting states.

Kacen appears in 25 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kacen?
1,566 babies have been named Kacen since 2000. It currently ranks #1909 among boys. The peak year was 2019 with 206 births.
When was Kacen most popular?
Kacen was most popular in the 2010s decade with 944 total births. The single peak year was 2019.
Where is Kacen most popular?
The top states for the name Kacen are Texas (190 births), Georgia (81 births), Louisiana (46 births).
How long has the name Kacen been used?
Kacen has been recorded in Social Security data since 2000, spanning 25 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kacen?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kacey, Kace, Kacper, Kacy, 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, 2000–2024 (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.