Kayn — #4028 US boys' name
262 babies named Kayn in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 72% of names given to boys today.
48% of everyone ever named Kayn was born in this single decade.
28 babies were named Kayn in 2021 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Kayn
The Social Security Administration has registered 262 babies named Kayn between 1997 and 2024, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kayn currently holds the #4028 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 28 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Kayn performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 126 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Kayn shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.
No etymological entry is currently available for Kayn 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 262 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.
Kayn at a glance
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Current rank
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Kayn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1997
- Peak year (2021)
- 28
- Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
Currently ranks #4028 among boys.
262 total births across 28 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2021 with 28 births in a single year.
Kayn by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2010s
- 126 births that decade — 48% of Kayn's all-time total
Kayn decade highlights
- Peak decade 126 births
- Runner-up 108 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2010s was Kayn's strongest decade
126 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 48% of all-time use.
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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, 1997–2024 (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.