Boys' name · since 2011
Kaysten
Since 2011, U.S. Social Security records show 64 babies named Kaysten, peaking in 2015. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #20,441 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 64
- born since 2011
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kaysten sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 64 recorded since 2011.
Social Security Administration records show Kaysten recorded 64 times among boys since 2011, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2011 to 2024.
- #20,441 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 64 born since 2011
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaysten ranks #20,441 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 64 born since 2011, peaking in the 2010s.
- #20,441 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 64
- born since 2011
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kaysten's 64 recorded births place it above 54.91% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Kaysten's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kaysten's full recorded timeline at 2018, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2011, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2015 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kaysten popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–2024
- Peak year (2015)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Kaysten by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (45 births, 70% of the file).
2010s was Kaysten's strongest decade.
45 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 70% of all-time use.
Kaysten births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
45 births
- 2020s
2020s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 45 births (70% of all-time use).
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- Kaysten's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (45 total births) through the 2020s (19) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kaysten: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2015)
Similar record span (~13 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, 2011–2024 (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 Kaysten 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.