Total births
33
Unisex name · since 2007
Kaigen
Kaigen has 33 recorded births since 2007 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2010 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 33
- total births
- 2007–2013
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 64%
- born in that decade
Kaigen sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 33 recorded since 2007.
Kaigen has 33 recorded births among boys since 2007, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2007 to 2013.
- 33 total births
- 2007–2013 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 64% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
33 boys have been named Kaigen since 2007, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2013.
- 33
- total births
- 2007–2013
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 64%
- born in that decade
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.
Kaigen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kaigen splits its recorded history at 2010: 64% of all births land in the more recent half, 36% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2013 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2010 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kaigen at a glance
Last recorded 2013Peak year
2010
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2007
Kaigen popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–2013
- Peak year (2010)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 7 years of records
Kaigen popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 2010 (Kaigen as girls' name)
Kaigen by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Kaigen's strongest decade.
21 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 64% of all-time use.
Kaigen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
12 births
- 2010s
2010s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 21 births (64% of all-time use).
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? ▼
The SSA has tracked Kaigen since 2007 -- 7 years through the most recent 2013 data.
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.
Keep exploring Kaigen
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2007–2013 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Kaigen: Baby Name Since 2007 - 33 Births, Peak 2010." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kaigen. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Kaigen 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 June 2026.