Unisex name · since 2009
Kacyn
262 babies named Kacyn in U.S. Social Security records since 2009, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11,388 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,662 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 262
- born since 2009
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Kacyn is the #4662 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 262 recorded since 2009.
Social Security Administration records show Kacyn recorded 262 times among boys since 2009, holding rank #4662 nationally today, ahead of 67% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2009 to 2025.
- #11,388 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,662 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 262 born since 2009
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kacyn ranks #11,388 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,662 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 262 born since 2009, peaking in the 2010s.
- #11,388 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,662 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 262
- born since 2009
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kacyn's 262 recorded births place it above 74.92% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Kacyn compares
262 43rd percentile among 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
Kacyn's all-time total is 29% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kacyn | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 262 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 25 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kacyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kacyn's full recorded timeline at 2017, 68% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 32% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2009, with just 8 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2018 peak of 25 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kacyn popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Kacyn popularity over time - girls
54 total births recorded since 2008 (Kacyn as girls' name)
Kacyn by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (138 births, 53% of the file).
2010s was Kacyn's strongest decade.
138 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Kacyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 8
2000s
8 births
- 2010s
2010s
138 births
- 2020s
2020s
116 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 138 births (53% of all-time use).
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- Kacyn's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (138 total births) through the 2020s (116) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kacyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~16 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, 2009–2025 (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 Kacyn 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.