Total births
64
US rank #9628 Boys' name Peak 2015 64 births
Kaysten — #9628 US boys' name
64 babies named Kaysten in U.S. Social Security records since 2011, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
#9628
of 14,243 boys in use
More common than 32% of names given to boys today.
2010s
Peak decade
70% of everyone ever named Kaysten was born in this single decade.
2015
Single peak year
11 babies were named Kaysten in 2015 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Kaysten
The Social Security Administration has registered 64 babies named Kaysten between 2011 and 2024, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kaysten currently holds the #9628 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2015, when 11 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Kaysten performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 45 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Kaysten shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.
No etymological entry is currently available for Kaysten 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 64 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.
Kaysten at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2015
Current rank
#9,628
Active since
2011
Kaysten popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2011
- Peak year (2015)
- 11
- Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
Kaysten by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2010s
- 45 births that decade — 70% of Kaysten's all-time total
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Kaysten? ▼
64 babies have been named Kaysten since 2011. It currently ranks #9628 among boys. The peak year was 2015 with 11 births.
When was Kaysten most popular? ▼
Kaysten was most popular in the 2010s decade with 45 total births. The single peak year was 2015.
How long has the name Kaysten been used? ▼
Kaysten has been recorded in Social Security data since 2011, spanning 14 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kaysten? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kayden, Kayson, Kaysen, Kay, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
Keep exploring Kaysten
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Kayce Boy
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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, 2011–2024 (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.