US rank #4177 Boys' name Peak 2024 80 births

Kaiston — #4177 US boys' name

80 babies named Kaiston in U.S. Social Security records since 2012, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s302020s50
#4177
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 71% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

63% of everyone ever named Kaiston was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

26 babies were named Kaiston in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kaiston

The Social Security Administration has registered 80 babies named Kaiston between 2012 and 2024, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kaiston currently holds the #4177 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 26 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kaiston performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 50 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Kaiston shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Kaiston in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kaiston 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 80 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.

Kaiston at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

80

Since 2012

13 years of records

Peak year

2024

26 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#4,177

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2012

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kaiston popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2012

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
26
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
051015202530 202420232022202020192016201520132012 5

Kaiston by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
50 births that decade — 63% of Kaiston's all-time total
2010s302020s50

Kaiston by state

Where Kaiston concentrates geographically — total births since 2012

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Kaiston
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 6.3%
Texas share of Kaiston's total US births 6.3%

5 of 80 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kaiston?
80 babies have been named Kaiston since 2012. It currently ranks #4177 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 26 births.
When was Kaiston most popular?
Kaiston was most popular in the 2020s decade with 50 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Kaiston most popular?
The top states for the name Kaiston are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Kaiston been used?
Kaiston has been recorded in Social Security data since 2012, spanning 13 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kaiston?
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.

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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, 2012–2024 (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.