Boys' name · since 1995
Kasten
Kasten has 228 recorded births since 1995 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2012 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #12,180 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,090 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 228
- born since 1995
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kasten currently ranks #10090 among boys' names in America, with 228 babies recorded since 1995.
Social Security Administration records show Kasten recorded 228 times among boys since 1995, holding rank #10090 nationally today, ahead of 28% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1995 to 2025.
- #12,180 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,090 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 228 born since 1995
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kasten ranks #12,180 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,090 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 228 born since 1995, peaking in the 2010s.
- #12,180 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,090 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 228
- born since 1995
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kasten's 228 recorded births place it above 73.19% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Kasten compares
228 40th 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
Kasten's all-time total is 38% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kasten | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 228 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 22 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kasten's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kasten's SSA record in two at 2013 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2004, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2012 peak of 22, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kasten popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Kasten by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (115 births, 50% of the file).
2010s was Kasten's strongest decade.
115 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Kasten births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 12
1990s
12 births
- 2000s
2000s
53 births
- 2010s
2010s
115 births
- 2020s
2020s
48 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 115 births (50% of all-time use).
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- Kasten's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (115 total births) through the 2020s (48) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Kasten: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~30 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, 1995–2025 (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 Kasten 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.