Boys' name · since 2012
Kaiston
Since 2012, U.S. Social Security records show 80 babies named Kaiston, peaking in 2024. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #18,894 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 80
- born since 2012
- 2020s
- peak decade
Kaiston sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 80 recorded since 2012.
Social Security Administration records show Kaiston recorded 80 times among boys since 2012, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, 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 2012 to 2024.
- #18,894 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 80 born since 2012
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaiston ranks #18,894 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 80 born since 2012, peaking in the 2020s.
- #18,894 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 80
- born since 2012
- 2020s
- peak decade
Kaiston's 80 recorded births place it above 58.34% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Kaiston's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kaiston splits its recorded history at 2019: 71% of all births land in the more recent half, 29% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2012 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2024 peak of 26 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kaiston popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–2024
- Peak year (2024)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
Kaiston by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (50 births, 63% of the file).
2020s was Kaiston's strongest decade.
50 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Kaiston births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
30 births
- 2020s
2020s
50 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 50 births (63% of all-time use).
Kaiston by state
Where Kaiston concentrates geographically, total births since 2012
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 6.3% |
5 of 80 births nationwide.
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- Texas records the most Kaistons (5 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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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, 2012–2024 (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 Kaiston 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.