Boys' name · since 1997
Kayn
Since 1997, U.S. Social Security records show 284 babies named Kayn, peaking in 2021. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,917 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,969 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 284
- born since 1997
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Kayn is the #4969 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 284 recorded since 1997.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kayn has been recorded 284 times among boys since 1997, currently ranked #4969 nationally and more common than 64% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2025.
- #10,917 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,969 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 284 born since 1997
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kayn ranks #10,917 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,969 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 284 born since 1997, peaking in the 2020s.
- #10,917 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,969 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 284
- born since 1997
- 2020s
- peak decade
Kayn's 284 recorded births place it above 75.96% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Kayn compares
284 44th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Kayn's all-time total is 23% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kayn | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 284 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 28 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kayn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kayn's SSA record in two at 2016 and the more recent half accounts for 70% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 30%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1999, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2021 peak of 28, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kayn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Kayn by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (129 births, 45% of the file).
2020s was Kayn's strongest decade.
129 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Kayn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 13
1990s
13 births
- 2000s 15
2000s
15 births
- 2010s
2010s
127 births
- 2020s
2020s
129 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 129 births (45% of all-time use).
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kayn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
Similar record span (~28 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1997–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Kayn 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 August 2026.