Boys' name · since 1987
Kagen
524 babies named Kagen in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,681 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 524
- born since 1987
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kagen sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 524 recorded since 1987.
Social Security Administration records show Kagen recorded 524 times among boys since 1987, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1987 to 2021.
- #7,681 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 524 born since 1987
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kagen ranks #7,681 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 524 born since 1987, peaking in the 2000s.
- #7,681 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 524
- born since 1987
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kagen's 524 recorded births place it above 83.1% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Kagen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kagen splits its recorded history at 2005: 56% of all births land in the more recent half, 44% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2020 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2007 peak of 41 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kagen popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2021
- Peak year (2007)
- 41
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Kagen popularity over time - girls
17 total births recorded since 1998 (Kagen as girls' name)
Kagen by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (240 births, 46% of the file).
2000s was Kagen's strongest decade.
240 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Kagen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s
1990s
123 births
- 2000s
2000s
240 births
- 2010s
2010s
145 births
- 2020s 10
2020s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 240 births (46% of all-time use).
How Kagen 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 Kagen's total volume
Kagen by state
Where Kagen concentrates geographically, total births since 1987
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 25 | 4.8% |
25 of 524 births nationwide.
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What to do with Kagen's data
- Kagen's decade-level peak was the 2000s (240 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Kagens (25 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Kagen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~34 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, 1987–2021 (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 Kagen 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.