Boys' name · since 2007
Kashten
Since 2007, U.S. Social Security records show 298 babies named Kashten, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,630 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,231 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 298
- born since 2007
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Kashten is the #3231 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 298 recorded since 2007.
Kashten has 298 recorded births among boys since 2007, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3231 as of the latest data, more common than 77% of boys, 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 2025.
- #10,630 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,231 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 298 born since 2007
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kashten ranks #10,630 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,231 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 298 born since 2007, peaking in the 2020s.
- #10,630 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,231 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 298
- born since 2007
- 2020s
- peak decade
Kashten's 298 recorded births place it above 76.6% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Kashten compares
298 45th percentile among 13,930 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
Kashten's all-time total is 19% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kashten | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 298 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 37 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kashten's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kashten splits its recorded history at 2018: 76% of all births land in the more recent half, 24% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2007 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 37 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kashten popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 37
- Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
Kashten by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (167 births, 56% of the file).
2020s was Kashten's strongest decade.
167 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Kashten births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
126 births
- 2020s
2020s
167 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 167 births (56% of all-time use).
Kashten by state
Where Kashten concentrates geographically, total births since 2007
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- Texas records the most Kashtens (8 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kashten: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~18 yrs)
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, 2007–2025 (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 Kashten 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.