Boys' name · since 2007

Kaiyen

Kaiyen has 82 recorded births since 2007 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2022 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#18,726 of 45,481
all-time among boys
82
born since 2007
2020s
peak decade

Kaiyen sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 82 recorded since 2007.

Kaiyen has 82 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 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2007 to 2023.

  • #18,726 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 82 born since 2007
  • 2020s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaiyen ranks #18,726 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 82 born since 2007, peaking in the 2020s.

#18,726 of 45,481
all-time among boys
82
born since 2007
2020s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Kaiyen's 82 recorded births place it above 58.73% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Kaiyen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Kaiyen splits its recorded history at 2017: 61% of all births land in the more recent half, 39% 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 2022 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Kaiyen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–2023

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2022)
12
Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
468101214 20072008201120132015201720192020202120222023 10

Kaiyen by decade

2020s is the heaviest window (39 births, 48% of the file).

2020s was Kaiyen's strongest decade.

39 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.

Kaiyen births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 39 births (48% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kaiyen?
Kaiyen has been given to 82 babies in the U.S. since 2007, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #18,726 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2023. 12 babies were born in 2022, its single highest year.
Where does Kaiyen sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaiyen ranks #18,726 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Kaiyen most popular?
Kaiyen was most popular in the 2020s decade with 39 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
How long has the name Kaiyen been used?
The SSA has tracked Kaiyen since 2007 -- 17 years through the most recent 2023 data.
What names are similar to Kaiyen?
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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Kaiyen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2007–2023 (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 Kaiyen 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.