Recorded 2007–2012 Girls' name Peak 2007 14 births

Kaygan — girls' name

14 babies named Kaygan in U.S. Social Security records since 2007, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s82010s6

The verdict

14 girls have been named Kaygan since 2007, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2012.

14
total births
2007–2012
years on record
2000s
peak decade
57%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

57% of everyone ever named Kaygan was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

8 babies were named Kaygan in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kaygan

The Social Security Administration has registered 14 babies named Kaygan between 2007 and 2012, spanning 6 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kaygan currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kaygan performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 8 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Kaygan shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kaygan 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 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.

Kaygan at a glance

Last recorded 2012

Total births

14

Since 2007

6 years of records

Peak year

2007

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

2007

Recorded for 6 years

Last year on file: 2012

Kaygan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–2007

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (2007)
8
Annual births at peak — across 6 years of records
5.566.577.588.5 20122007 8

Kaygan by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
8 births that decade — 57% of Kaygan's all-time total
2000s82010s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kaygan?
14 babies have been named Kaygan since 2007. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 2007 with 8 births.
When was Kaygan most popular?
Kaygan was most popular in the 2000s decade with 8 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
How long has the name Kaygan been used?
Kaygan has been recorded in Social Security data since 2007, spanning 6 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Kaygan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kayla, Kaylee, Kay, Kayleigh, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 2007–2012 (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.