Boys' name · since 1989
Kaison
Kaison has 7,182 recorded births since 1989 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2020 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,446 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #540 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 7,182
- born since 1989
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Kaison is the #540 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 7,182 recorded since 1989.
Social Security Administration records show Kaison recorded 7,182 times among boys since 1989, holding rank #540 nationally today, ahead of 96% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 2025.
- #1,446 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #540 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 7,182 born since 1989
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaison ranks #1,446 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #540 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 7,182 born since 1989, peaking in the 2020s.
- #1,446 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #540 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 7,182
- born since 1989
- 2020s
- peak decade
Kaison's 7,182 recorded births place it above 96.82% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
42 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Kaison compares
7,182 Top 11% higher than 89% of 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
Kaison's all-time total is 19x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kaison | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 7,182 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 655 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kaison's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kaison splits its recorded history at 2009: 95% of all births land in the more recent half, 5% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1989 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2020 peak of 655 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kaison popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 655
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Kaison popularity over time - girls
16 total births recorded since 2012 (Kaison as girls' name)
Kaison by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (3,636 births, 51% of the file).
2020s was Kaison's strongest decade.
3,636 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Kaison births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 49
1990s
49 births
- 2000s 438
2000s
438 births
- 2010s
2010s
3,054 births
- 2020s
2020s
3,636 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 3,636 births (51% of all-time use).
How Kaison 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 Kaison's total volume
Kaison by state
Where Kaison concentrates geographically, total births since 1989
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 789 | 11.0% |
| #2 | Florida | | 455 | 6.3% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 451 | 6.3% |
| #4 | California | | 376 | 5.2% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 365 | 5.1% |
| #6 | Louisiana | | 270 | 3.8% |
| #7 | Alabama | | 256 | 3.6% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 254 | 3.5% |
789 of 7,182 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 42 reporting states.
Kaison appears in 42 states. Explore state details →
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- Texas records the most Kaisons (789 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 Kaison: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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, 1989–2025 (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 Kaison 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.