US rank #568 Boys' name Peak 2019 14,415 births

Kason — #568 US boys' name

14,415 babies named Kason in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s411980s2021990s4812000s24562010s79162020s3319
#568
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 96% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Kason was born in this single decade.

2019
Single peak year

897 babies were named Kason in 2019 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kason

The Social Security Administration has registered 14,415 babies named Kason between 1974 and 2024, spanning 51 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kason currently holds the #568 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2019, when 897 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kason performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 7,916 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Kason shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 2,287 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Georgia and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Kason in 46 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kason 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 14,415 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.

Kason at a glance

Top 1,000 boys' name

Total births

14,415

Since 1974

51 years of records

Peak year

2019

897 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#568

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1974

Recorded for 51 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kason popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1974

Top 1,000 boys' name
Peak year (2019)
897
Annual births at peak — across 51 years of records
-20002004006008001,000 202420172010200319961989198219751974 5

Kason popularity over time — girls

47 total births recorded since 1999 (Kason as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 47 births
45678910 20172016201320112009200620051999 5

Kason by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
7,916 births that decade — 55% of Kason's all-time total
1970s411980s2021990s4812000s24562010s79162020s3319

Kason by state

Where Kason concentrates geographically — total births since 1974

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Kason
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
2,287 15.9%
#2 Georgia
987 6.8%
#3 Florida
658 4.6%
#4 Louisiana
582 4.0%
#5 Tennessee
547 3.8%
#6 Alabama
534 3.7%
#7 California
524 3.6%
#8 Oklahoma
492 3.4%
Texas share of Kason's total US births 15.9%
Even split

2,287 of 14,415 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 46 reporting states.

Kason appears in 46 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kason?
14,415 babies have been named Kason since 1974. It currently ranks #568 among boys. The peak year was 2019 with 897 births.
When was Kason most popular?
Kason was most popular in the 2010s decade with 7,916 total births. The single peak year was 2019.
Where is Kason most popular?
The top states for the name Kason are Texas (2,287 births), Georgia (987 births), Florida (658 births).
How long has the name Kason been used?
Kason has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 51 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kason?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kash, Kasey, Kasen, Kashton, 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, 1974–2024 (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.