Unisex name · since 1998
Kaysen
Kaysen has 6,640 recorded births since 1998 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,509 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #415 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,640
- born since 1998
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Kaysen is the #415 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 6,640 recorded since 1998.
Social Security Administration records show Kaysen recorded 6,640 times among boys since 1998, holding rank #415 nationally today, ahead of 97% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2025.
- #1,509 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #415 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 6,640 born since 1998
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaysen ranks #1,509 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #415 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 6,640 born since 1998, peaking in the 2020s.
- #1,509 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #415 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,640
- born since 1998
- 2020s
- peak decade
Kaysen's 6,640 recorded births place it above 96.67% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
44 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Kaysen compares
6,640 Top 11% higher than 89% 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
Kaysen's all-time total is 18x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kaysen | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 6,640 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 772 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kaysen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kaysen splits its recorded history at 2012: 91% of all births land in the more recent half, 9% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1998 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 772 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kaysen popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 772
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Kaysen popularity over time - girls
435 total births recorded since 2000 (Kaysen as girls' name)
Kaysen by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (3,300 births, 50% of the file).
2020s was Kaysen's strongest decade.
3,300 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Kaysen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 15
1990s
15 births
- 2000s 357
2000s
357 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,968 births
- 2020s
2020s
3,300 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 3,300 births (50% of all-time use).
How Kaysen compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Kaysen's total volume
Kaysen by state
Where Kaysen concentrates geographically, total births since 1998
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 636 | 9.6% |
| #2 | California | | 314 | 4.7% |
| #3 | Florida | | 314 | 4.7% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 282 | 4.2% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 277 | 4.2% |
| #6 | Louisiana | | 224 | 3.4% |
| #7 | New York | | 208 | 3.1% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 206 | 3.1% |
636 of 6,640 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 44 reporting states.
Kaysen appears in 44 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kaysen's data
- Texas records the most Kaysens (636 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kaysen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~27 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, 1998–2025 (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 Kaysen 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.