Boys' name · since 1974
Kason
14,904 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.
- #977 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #597 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 14,904
- born since 1974
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Kason is the #597 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 14,904 recorded since 1974.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kason has been recorded 14,904 times among boys since 1974, currently ranked #597 nationally and more common than 96% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2025.
- #977 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #597 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 14,904 born since 1974
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kason ranks #977 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #597 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 14,904 born since 1974, peaking in the 2010s.
- #977 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #597 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 14,904
- born since 1974
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kason's 14,904 recorded births place it above 97.85% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
46 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Kason compares
14,904 Top 7% higher than 93% of 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
Kason's all-time total is 40x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kason | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 14,904 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 899 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kason's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kason splits its recorded history at 2000: 95% of all births land in the more recent half, 5% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1974 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2019 peak of 899 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kason popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 899
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Kason popularity over time - girls
47 total births recorded since 1999 (Kason as girls' name)
Kason by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (7,918 births, 53% of the file).
2010s was Kason's strongest decade.
7,918 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Kason births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 41
1970s
41 births
- 1980s 202
1980s
202 births
- 1990s 481
1990s
481 births
- 2000s 2,456
2000s
2,456 births
- 2010s
2010s
7,918 births
- 2020s
2020s
3,806 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 7,918 births (53% of all-time use).
How Kason compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Kason's total volume
Kason by state
Where Kason concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 2,346 | 15.7% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 1,036 | 7.0% |
| #3 | Florida | | 696 | 4.7% |
| #4 | Louisiana | | 599 | 4.0% |
| #5 | Tennessee | | 564 | 3.8% |
| #6 | Alabama | | 555 | 3.7% |
| #7 | California | | 538 | 3.6% |
| #8 | Oklahoma | | 501 | 3.4% |
2,346 of 14,904 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 46 reporting states.
Kason appears in 46 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kason's data
- Kason's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (7,918 total births) through the 2020s (3,806) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Kasons (2,346 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 Kason: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~51 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, 1974–2025 (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 Kason 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.