Total births
17
Unisex name · since 2007
Kaygen
Kaygen has 17 recorded births since 2007 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2007 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 17
- total births
- 2007–2017
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 59%
- born in that decade
Kaygen is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 17 have been recorded since 2007.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaygen has been recorded 17 times among girls since 2007, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2007 to 2017.
- 17 total births
- 2007–2017 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 59% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
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.
Kaygen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kaygen's SSA record in two at 2014 and the more recent half accounts for 59% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 41%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2014, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2007 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kaygen at a glance
Last recorded 2017Peak year
2007
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2007
Kaygen popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–2017
- Peak year (2007)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 11 years of records
Kaygen popularity over time - boys
12 total births recorded since 2011 (Kaygen as boys' name)
Kaygen by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Kaygen's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Kaygen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
7 births
- 2010s
2010s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 10 births (59% of all-time use).
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? ▼
The SSA has tracked Kaygen since 2007 -- 11 years through the most recent 2017 data.
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.
Keep exploring Kaygen
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 2007–2017 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Kaygen: Baby Name Since 2007 - 17 Births, Peak 2007." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kaygen. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Kaygen 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 July 2026.