Recorded 1988–2021 Boys' name Peak 2002 185 births

Kasean — boys' name

185 babies named Kasean in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s61990s572000s902010s262020s6

The verdict

185 boys have been named Kasean since 1988, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2021.

185
total births
1988–2021
years on record
2000s
peak decade
49%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Kasean was born in this single decade.

2002
Single peak year

14 babies were named Kasean in 2002 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kasean

The Social Security Administration has registered 185 babies named Kasean between 1988 and 2021, spanning 34 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kasean currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 2002, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kasean performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 90 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Kasean shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Kasean in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kasean 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 185 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.

Kasean at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

185

Since 1988

34 years of records

Peak year

2002

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1988

Recorded for 34 years

Last year on file: 2021

Kasean popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1988

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2002)
14
Annual births at peak — across 34 years of records
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Kasean by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
90 births that decade — 49% of Kasean's all-time total
1980s61990s572000s902010s262020s6

Kasean by state

Where Kasean concentrates geographically — total births since 1988

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Kasean
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
11 5.9%
New York share of Kasean's total US births 5.9%

11 of 185 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kasean?
185 babies have been named Kasean since 1988. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 2002 with 14 births.
When was Kasean most popular?
Kasean was most popular in the 2000s decade with 90 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
Where is Kasean most popular?
The top states for the name Kasean are New York (11 births).
How long has the name Kasean been used?
Kasean has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 34 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Kasean?
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.

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, 1988–2021 (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.