Recorded 2007–2013 Unisex name Peak 2010 33 births

Kaigen — boys' name

33 babies named Kaigen in U.S. Social Security records since 2007, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s122010s21
2010s
Peak decade

64% of everyone ever named Kaigen was born in this single decade.

2010
Single peak year

8 babies were named Kaigen in 2010 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kaigen

The Social Security Administration has registered 33 babies named Kaigen between 2007 and 2013, spanning 7 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kaigen currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2013. The name reached its historical peak in 2010, when 8 babies received it in a single year. Kaigen is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 5 additional births since 2010.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kaigen performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 21 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Kaigen shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kaigen 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 33 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.

Kaigen at a glance

Last recorded 2013

Total births

33

Since 2007

7 years of records

Peak year

2010

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2013

Active since

2007

Recorded for 7 years

Last year on file: 2013

Kaigen popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–2007

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (2010)
8
Annual births at peak — across 7 years of records
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Kaigen popularity over time — girls

5 total births recorded since 2010 (Kaigen as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 2010 5

Kaigen by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
21 births that decade — 64% of Kaigen's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kaigen?
33 babies have been named Kaigen since 2007. It was last recorded in 2013. The peak year was 2010 with 8 births.
When was Kaigen most popular?
Kaigen was most popular in the 2010s decade with 21 total births. The single peak year was 2010.
Is Kaigen a unisex name?
Yes, Kaigen is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 33 births, and as a girl's name it has 5 births.
How long has the name Kaigen been used?
Kaigen has been recorded in Social Security data since 2007, spanning 7 years of data through 2013.
What names are similar to Kaigen?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kai, Kaiden, Kairo, Kaison, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 2007–2013 (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.