Boys' name · since 1982
Kayson
Kayson has 15,201 recorded births since 1982 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #964 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #264 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 15,201
- born since 1982
- 2020s
- peak decade
Kayson currently ranks #264 among boys' names in America, with 15,201 babies recorded since 1982.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kayson has been recorded 15,201 times among boys since 1982, currently ranked #264 nationally and more common than 98% 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 1982 to 2025.
- #964 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #264 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 15,201 born since 1982
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kayson ranks #964 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #264 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 15,201 born since 1982, peaking in the 2020s.
- #964 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #264 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 15,201
- born since 1982
- 2020s
- peak decade
Kayson's 15,201 recorded births place it above 97.88% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
49 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Kayson compares
15,201 Top 7% higher than 93% 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
Kayson's all-time total is 41x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kayson | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 15,201 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 1,305 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kayson's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kayson's SSA record in two at 2007 and the more recent half accounts for 97% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 3%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1982, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 1,305, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kayson popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 1,305
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Kayson popularity over time - girls
286 total births recorded since 2000 (Kayson as girls' name)
Kayson by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (7,305 births, 48% of the file).
2020s was Kayson's strongest decade.
7,305 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Kayson births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 15
1980s
15 births
- 1990s 122
1990s
122 births
- 2000s 943
2000s
943 births
- 2010s
2010s
6,816 births
- 2020s
2020s
7,305 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 7,305 births (48% of all-time use).
How Kayson 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 Kayson's total volume
Kayson by state
Where Kayson concentrates geographically, total births since 1982
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 1,656 | 10.9% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 896 | 5.9% |
| #3 | Florida | | 790 | 5.2% |
| #4 | California | | 682 | 4.5% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 575 | 3.8% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 567 | 3.7% |
| #7 | Tennessee | | 557 | 3.7% |
| #8 | Louisiana | | 553 | 3.6% |
1,656 of 15,201 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 49 reporting states.
Kayson appears in 49 states. Explore state details →
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- Texas records the most Kaysons (1,656 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 Kayson: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
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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, 1982–2025 (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 Kayson 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.