Recorded 2014–2025 Boys' name Peak 2014 16 births

Kesten — boys' name

16 babies named Kesten in U.S. Social Security records since 2014, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s82020s8

The verdict

16 boys have been named Kesten since 2014, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2025.

16
total births
2014–2025
years on record
2010s
peak decade
50%
born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Kesten was born in this single decade.

2014
Single peak year

8 babies were named Kesten in 2014 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kesten

The Social Security Administration has registered 16 babies named Kesten between 2014 and 2025, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kesten currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2025. The name reached its historical peak in 2014, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kesten performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 8 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Kesten shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kesten 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 16 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.

Kesten at a glance

Last recorded 2025

Total births

16

Since 2014

12 years of records

Peak year

2014

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2025

Active since

2014

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 2025

Kesten popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2025–2014

Last recorded 2025
Peak year (2014)
8
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
8 20252014 8

Kesten by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
8 births that decade — 50% of Kesten's all-time total
2010s82020s8

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kesten?
16 babies have been named Kesten since 2014. It was last recorded in 2025. The peak year was 2014 with 8 births.
When was Kesten most popular?
Kesten was most popular in the 2010s decade with 8 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
How long has the name Kesten been used?
Kesten has been recorded in Social Security data since 2014, spanning 12 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Kesten?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Keshawn, Keshaun, Keshav, Keshon, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 2014–2025 (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.