US rank #10253 Unisex name Peak 1998 183 births

Kayman — #10253 US boys' name

183 babies named Kayman in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s342000s602010s552020s34
#10253
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 28% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Kayman was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

10 babies were named Kayman in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kayman

The Social Security Administration has registered 183 babies named Kayman between 1994 and 2024, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kayman currently holds the #10253 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 10 babies received it in a single year. Kayman is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 21 additional births since 1999.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kayman performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 60 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Kayman shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kayman 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 183 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.

Kayman at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

183

Since 1994

31 years of records

Peak year

1998

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#10,253

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1994

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kayman popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1994

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1998)
10
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
4681012 20242020201520112007200219961994 6

Kayman popularity over time — girls

21 total births recorded since 1999 (Kayman as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 21 births
4681012 200620011999 5

Kayman by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
60 births that decade — 33% of Kayman's all-time total
1990s342000s602010s552020s34

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kayman?
183 babies have been named Kayman since 1994. It currently ranks #10253 among boys. The peak year was 1998 with 10 births.
When was Kayman most popular?
Kayman was most popular in the 2000s decade with 60 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
Is Kayman a unisex name?
Yes, Kayman is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 183 births, and as a girl's name it has 21 births.
How long has the name Kayman been used?
Kayman has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 31 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kayman?
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, 1994–2024 (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.