US rank #1759 Boys' name Peak 2024 627 births

Kasai — #1759 US boys' name

627 babies named Kasai in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s122000s972010s2062020s312
#1759
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 88% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Kasai was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

94 babies were named Kasai in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kasai

The Social Security Administration has registered 627 babies named Kasai between 1996 and 2024, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kasai currently holds the #1759 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 94 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kasai performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 312 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Kasai shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Pennsylvania, which accounts for 46 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Jersey and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Kasai in 9 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kasai 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 627 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.

Kasai at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

627

Since 1996

29 years of records

Peak year

2024

94 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#1,759

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1996

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kasai popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1996

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
94
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
020406080100 20242020201620122008200420001996 5

Kasai popularity over time — girls

11 total births recorded since 2019 (Kasai as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 11 births
4.555.566.5 20232019 6

Kasai by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
312 births that decade — 50% of Kasai's all-time total
1990s122000s972010s2062020s312

Kasai by state

Where Kasai concentrates geographically — total births since 1996

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Kasai
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Pennsylvania
46 7.3%
#2 New Jersey
29 4.6%
#3 New York
28 4.5%
#4 California
24 3.8%
#5 Florida
19 3.0%
#6 Delaware
17 2.7%
#7 Georgia
12 1.9%
#8 North Carolina
7 1.1%
Pennsylvania share of Kasai's total US births 7.3%
Even split

46 of 627 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.

Kasai appears in 9 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kasai?
627 babies have been named Kasai since 1996. It currently ranks #1759 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 94 births.
When was Kasai most popular?
Kasai was most popular in the 2020s decade with 312 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Kasai most popular?
The top states for the name Kasai are Pennsylvania (46 births), New Jersey (29 births), New York (28 births).
How long has the name Kasai been used?
Kasai has been recorded in Social Security data since 1996, spanning 29 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kasai?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kash, Kason, Kasey, Kasen, 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, 1996–2024 (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.