Boys' name · since 2008

Kazen

101 babies named Kazen in U.S. Social Security records since 2008, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#17,364 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#6,713 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
101
born since 2008
2010s
peak decade

Yes -- Kazen is the #6713 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 101 recorded since 2008.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kazen has been recorded 101 times among boys since 2008, currently ranked #6713 nationally and more common than 52% 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 2008 to 2025.

  • #17,364 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #6,713 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 101 born since 2008
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kazen ranks #17,364 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,713 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 101 born since 2008, peaking in the 2010s.

#17,364 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#6,713 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
101
born since 2008
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%51.8%
Kazen vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Kazen's 101 recorded births place it above 61.75% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

How Kazen compares

101 26th percentile among 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

Kazen's all-time total is 73% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Kazen Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 101 369 358,536
Peak-year births 13 34 22,252

Kazen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Kazen's SSA record in two at 2018 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2008, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2016 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Kazen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2016)
13
Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
468101214 200820092011201420152016201820192020202320242025 13

Kazen by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (48 births, 48% of the file).

2010s was Kazen's strongest decade.

48 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.

Kazen births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 48 births (48% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kazen?
Kazen has been given to 101 babies in the U.S. since 2008, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #17,364 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Among boys in 2025, it is #6,713 of 13,930. 13 babies were born in 2016, its single highest year.
Where does Kazen sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kazen ranks #17,364 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,713 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Kazen most popular?
Kazen was most popular in the 2010s decade with 48 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
How long has the name Kazen been used?
Records for Kazen go back to 2008, giving 18 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Kazen?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kazuo, Kaz, Kazi, Kazuki, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Kazen's data

  • Kazen's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (48 total births) through the 2020s (38) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Kazen

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Kazen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2008–2025 (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 Kazen 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.