Recorded 2007–2017 Unisex name Peak 2007 17 births

Kaygen — unisex name

17 babies named Kaygen 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.

2000s72010s10

The verdict

17 girls have been named Kaygen since 2007, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2017.

17
total births
2007–2017
years on record
2010s
peak decade
59%
born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade

59% of everyone ever named Kaygen was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

7 babies were named Kaygen in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kaygen

The Social Security Administration has registered 17 babies named Kaygen between 2007 and 2017, spanning 11 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kaygen currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 7 babies received it in a single year. Kaygen is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 12 additional births since 2011.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kaygen performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Kaygen shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kaygen 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 17 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.

Kaygen at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

17

Since 2007

11 years of records

Peak year

2007

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

2007

Recorded for 11 years

Last year on file: 2017

Kaygen popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–2007

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (2007)
7
Annual births at peak — across 11 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 201720142007 7

Kaygen popularity over time — boys

12 total births recorded since 2011 (Kaygen as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 12 births
6 20142011 6

Kaygen by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
10 births that decade — 59% of Kaygen's all-time total
2000s72010s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kaygen?
17 babies have been named Kaygen since 2007. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 2007 with 7 births.
When was Kaygen most popular?
Kaygen was most popular in the 2010s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Is Kaygen a unisex name?
Yes, Kaygen is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 17 births, and as a boy's name it has 12 births.
How long has the name Kaygen been used?
Kaygen has been recorded in Social Security data since 2007, spanning 11 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Kaygen?
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, 2007–2017 (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.