Boys' name · since 1995
Kaynen
Kaynen has 378 recorded births since 1995 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2016 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,334 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,091 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 378
- born since 1995
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kaynen currently ranks #10091 among boys' names in America, with 378 babies recorded since 1995.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaynen has been recorded 378 times among boys since 1995, currently ranked #10091 nationally and more common than 28% of boys, 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 1995 to 2025.
- #9,334 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,091 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 378 born since 1995
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaynen ranks #9,334 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,091 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 378 born since 1995, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,334 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,091 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 378
- born since 1995
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kaynen's 378 recorded births place it above 79.46% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Kaynen compares
378 Top 50% higher than 50% of 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
Kaynen's all-time total is 2% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kaynen | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 378 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 38 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kaynen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kaynen's full recorded timeline at 2014, 70% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 30% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2000, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2016 peak of 38 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kaynen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 38
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Kaynen by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (201 births, 53% of the file).
2010s was Kaynen's strongest decade.
201 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Kaynen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s 63
2000s
63 births
- 2010s
2010s
201 births
- 2020s
2020s
108 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 201 births (53% of all-time use).
Kaynen by state
Where Kaynen concentrates geographically, total births since 1995
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 1.3% |
5 of 378 births nationwide.
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What to do with Kaynen's data
- Kaynen's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (201 total births) through the 2020s (108) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Kaynens (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Kaynen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~30 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, 1995–2025 (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 Kaynen 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.