Total births
78
Boys' name · since 1973
Kasan
78 babies named Kasan in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8482
- among boys today
- 78
- born since 1973
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 41%
- more common than other boys
Kasan currently ranks #8482 among boys' names in America, with 78 babies recorded since 1973.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kasan has been recorded 78 times among boys since 1973, currently ranked #8482 nationally and more common than 41% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2025.
- #8482 among boys today
- 78 born since 1973
- 2020s peak decade
- 41% more common than other boys
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Kasan is currently the #8482 boys' name in America, more common than 41% of boys - 78 born since 1973, peaking in the 2020s.
- #8482
- among boys today
- 78
- born since 1973
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 41%
- more common than other boys
Kasan vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
#8482
of 14,294 boys in use
More common than 41% of names given to boys today.
2020s
Peak decade
44% of everyone ever named Kasan was born in this single decade.
2020
Single peak year
10 babies were named Kasan in 2020 - its busiest year on record.
How Kasan compares
78 22th percentile among 14,294 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
Kasan's all-time total is 79% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kasan | Median boys name (Elchonon) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 78 | 367 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 10 | 23 | 22,252 |
Kasan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kasan's full recorded timeline at 2013, 59% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 41% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1973, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2020 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kasan at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2020
Current rank
#8,482
Active since
1973
Kasan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Kasan by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Kasan's strongest decade.
34 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Kasan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
17 births
- 2010s
2010s
17 births
- 2020s
2020s
34 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 34 births (44% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Kasan? ▼
Kasan has been given to 78 babies in the U.S. since 1973, according to SSA data. Among boys, it ranks #8482 as of the latest data. 10 babies were born in 2020, its single highest year.
When was Kasan most popular? ▼
Kasan was most popular in the 2020s decade with 34 total births. The single peak year was 2020.
How long has the name Kasan been used? ▼
Records for Kasan go back to 1973, giving 53 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Kasan? ▼
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.
Keep exploring Kasan
Nearby Names Like Kasan
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Kasan
Kash Boy
#293 17,367 births
Kason Boy
#567 14,904 births
Kasey Boy
#1162 12,623 births
Kasen Boy
#549 11,414 births
Kashton Boy
#395 7,658 births
Compare Kasan side by side: Kasan vs Kash Kasan vs Kason Kasan vs Kasey
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1973–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Kasan: #8482 Boys' Name - 78 Births, Peak 2020." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kasan. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Kasan 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 June 2026.