Total births
135
Boys' name · since 1996
Kaimen
Kaimen has 135 recorded births since 1996 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2000 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 135
- total births
- 1996–2021
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 45%
- born in that decade
Kaimen sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 135 recorded since 1996.
Kaimen has 135 recorded births among boys since 1996, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2021.
- 135 total births
- 1996–2021 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 45% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
135 boys have been named Kaimen since 1996, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2021.
- 135
- total births
- 1996–2021
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 45%
- born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade
45% of everyone ever named Kaimen was born in this single decade.
2000
Single peak year
10 babies were named Kaimen in 2000 - its busiest year on record.
Kaimen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kaimen's full recorded timeline at 2009, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2001, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2000 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kaimen at a glance
Last recorded 2021Peak year
2000
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1996
Kaimen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2021
- Peak year (2000)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Kaimen by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Kaimen's strongest decade.
61 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Kaimen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 13
1990s
13 births
- 2000s
2000s
61 births
- 2010s
2010s
48 births
- 2020s 13
2020s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 61 births (45% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Kaimen? ▼
Kaimen has been given to 135 babies in the U.S. since 1996, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2021. 10 babies were born in 2000, its single highest year.
When was Kaimen most popular? ▼
Kaimen was most popular in the 2000s decade with 61 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
How long has the name Kaimen been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Kaimen since 1996 -- 26 years through the most recent 2021 data.
What names are similar to Kaimen? ▼
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.
What to do with Kaimen's data
- Kaimen's decade-level peak was the 2000s (61 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Kaimen
Nearby Names Like Kaimen
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Kaimen
Kai Boy
#76 70,232 births
Kaiden Boy
#208 52,562 births
Kairo Boy
#238 11,224 births
Kaison Boy
#515 7,182 births
Kaiser Boy
#801 3,921 births
Compare Kaimen side by side: Kaimen vs Kai Kaimen vs Kaiden Kaimen vs Kairo
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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, 1996–2021 (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. "Kaimen: Baby Name Since 1996 - 135 Births, Peak 2000." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kaimen. 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 Kaimen 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.