US rank #12990 Unisex name Peak 2020 227 births

Kaymen — #12990 US boys' name

227 babies named Kaymen in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s222000s782010s962020s31
#12990
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 9% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Kaymen was born in this single decade.

2020
Single peak year

14 babies were named Kaymen in 2020 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kaymen

The Social Security Administration has registered 227 babies named Kaymen between 1996 and 2024, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kaymen currently holds the #12990 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2020, when 14 babies received it in a single year. Kaymen is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 13 additional births since 1996.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kaymen performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 96 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Kaymen shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kaymen 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 227 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.

Kaymen at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

227

Since 1996

29 years of records

Peak year

2020

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#12,990

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1996

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kaymen popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1996

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2020)
14
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
46810121416 20242019201520112007200319981996 6

Kaymen popularity over time — girls

13 total births recorded since 1996 (Kaymen as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 13 births
5.566.577.5 20061996 6

Kaymen by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
96 births that decade — 42% of Kaymen's all-time total
1990s222000s782010s962020s31

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kaymen?
227 babies have been named Kaymen since 1996. It currently ranks #12990 among boys. The peak year was 2020 with 14 births.
When was Kaymen most popular?
Kaymen was most popular in the 2010s decade with 96 total births. The single peak year was 2020.
Is Kaymen a unisex name?
Yes, Kaymen is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 227 births, and as a girl's name it has 13 births.
How long has the name Kaymen been used?
Kaymen has been recorded in Social Security data since 1996, spanning 29 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kaymen?
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, 1996–2024 (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.