Boys' name · since 2006
Kaycen
Kaycen has 1,712 recorded births since 2006 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,639 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #976 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,712
- born since 2006
- 2020s
- peak decade
1,712 babies have been named Kaycen since 2006, making it today's #976 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Kaycen recorded 1,712 times among boys since 2006, holding rank #976 nationally today, ahead of 93% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2006 to 2025.
- #3,639 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #976 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,712 born since 2006
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaycen ranks #3,639 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #976 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,712 born since 2006, peaking in the 2020s.
- #3,639 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #976 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,712
- born since 2006
- 2020s
- peak decade
Kaycen's 1,712 recorded births place it above 91.99% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
23 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Kaycen compares
1,712 Top 24% higher than 76% 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
Kaycen's all-time total is 5x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kaycen | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,712 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 235 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kaycen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kaycen splits its recorded history at 2016: 84% of all births land in the more recent half, 16% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2006 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 235 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kaycen popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 235
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Kaycen popularity over time - girls
48 total births recorded since 2011 (Kaycen as girls' name)
Kaycen by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (1,031 births, 60% of the file).
2020s was Kaycen's strongest decade.
1,031 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Kaycen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 35
2000s
35 births
- 2010s
2010s
646 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,031 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 1,031 births (60% of all-time use).
How Kaycen 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 Kaycen's total volume
Kaycen by state
Where Kaycen concentrates geographically, total births since 2006
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 166 | 9.7% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 104 | 6.1% |
| #3 | Louisiana | | 74 | 4.3% |
| #4 | Tennessee | | 71 | 4.1% |
| #5 | Florida | | 64 | 3.7% |
| #6 | South Carolina | | 62 | 3.6% |
| #7 | Mississippi | | 54 | 3.2% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 52 | 3.0% |
166 of 1,712 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 23 reporting states.
Kaycen appears in 23 states. Explore state details →
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- Texas records the most Kaycens (166 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Kaycen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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, 2006–2025 (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 Kaycen 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.