US rank #1216 Boys' name Peak 2021 1,475 births

Kaycen — #1216 US boys' name

1,475 babies named Kaycen in U.S. Social Security records since 2006, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s352010s6462020s794
#1216
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 91% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Kaycen was born in this single decade.

2021
Single peak year

176 babies were named Kaycen in 2021 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kaycen

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,475 babies named Kaycen between 2006 and 2024, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kaycen currently holds the #1216 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 176 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kaycen performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 794 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Kaycen shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 145 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Georgia and Tennessee. In total, SSA state-level files list Kaycen in 21 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kaycen 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 1,475 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.

Kaycen at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,475

Since 2006

19 years of records

Peak year

2021

176 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#1,216

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2006

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kaycen popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2006

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2021)
176
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
-50050100150200 2024202120182015201220092006 5

Kaycen popularity over time — girls

48 total births recorded since 2011 (Kaycen as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 48 births
4.555.566.577.5 20212019201820162015201420132011 7

Kaycen by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
794 births that decade — 54% of Kaycen's all-time total
2000s352010s6462020s794

Kaycen by state

Where Kaycen concentrates geographically — total births since 2006

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Kaycen
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
145 9.8%
#2 Georgia
82 5.6%
#3 Tennessee
65 4.4%
#4 Louisiana
64 4.3%
#5 Florida
51 3.5%
#6 South Carolina
49 3.3%
#7 Mississippi
44 3.0%
#8 Ohio
43 2.9%
Texas share of Kaycen's total US births 9.8%
Even split

145 of 1,475 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 21 reporting states.

Kaycen appears in 21 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kaycen?
1,475 babies have been named Kaycen since 2006. It currently ranks #1216 among boys. The peak year was 2021 with 176 births.
When was Kaycen most popular?
Kaycen was most popular in the 2020s decade with 794 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
Where is Kaycen most popular?
The top states for the name Kaycen are Texas (145 births), Georgia (82 births), Tennessee (65 births).
How long has the name Kaycen been used?
Kaycen has been recorded in Social Security data since 2006, spanning 19 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kaycen?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kayden, Kayson, Kaysen, Kay, 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, 2006–2024 (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.