boys' name ★ peaked 2014

Casen

Gender Boy Rank 2025 #842 Trend → Stable
Rank 2025
#842
among boys · ↓49 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
293
named Casen · -8% vs 2024
How common
1 in 5,830
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2014
437 babies
All-time total
6,655
#1,511 all-time among boys
First recorded
1978
in Social Security records

Casen popularity over time

6,655 babies have been named Casen since 1978, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.060.130.190.2518801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s – 5 5 1 – #5,928
1980s – 16 16 2 +220% #6,044
1990s – 137 137 14 +756% #3,190
2000s 5 1,034 1,039 104 +658% #905
2010s 12 3,476 3,488 349 +236% #611
2020s (to 2025) 5 1,965 1,970 328 -6% #727

Where Casen is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 289 0.17 outside top 500
2027 285 0.17 outside top 500
2028 282 0.17 outside top 500
2029 279 0.16 outside top 500
2030 277 0.16 outside top 500

Where Casen is most popular

Boys named Casen per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.189 per 1,000. Strongest in West Virginia, Arkansas, and Mississippi.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Casen born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
West Virginia 30 0.919 +386%
Arkansas 46 0.727 +284%
Mississippi 35 0.616 +226%
Kentucky 54 0.538 +185%
Oklahoma 46 0.520 +175%
Alabama 56 0.512 +171%
Louisiana 41 0.401 +112%
Tennessee 70 0.388 +105%
Ohio 92 0.347 +84%
North Carolina 87 0.341 +80%
Missouri 47 0.339 +79%
Iowa 23 0.334 +76%
Kansas 18 0.262 +39%
Indiana 42 0.262 +39%
South Carolina 27 0.261 +38%
Texas 230 0.261 +38%
Georgia 59 0.233 +23%
Pennsylvania 58 0.218 +16%
Illinois 50 0.196 ≈ national
Washington 30 0.183 ≈ national
Virginia 32 0.169 -11%
Wisconsin 18 0.152 -20%
New Mexico 5 0.152 -20%
Florida 70 0.148 -22%
Michigan 30 0.146 -23%
Minnesota 17 0.139 -27%
Oregon 6 0.079 -58%
New York 30 0.069 -63%
California 63 0.069 -64%
Colorado 6 0.046 -75%
Maryland 5 0.042 -78%
Arizona 5 0.031 -84%
Alaska – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Idaho – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maine – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
Nevada – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Casen

Casen is uncommon for boys in the United States, ranked #842 in 2025 with 293 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1978, 6,655 American babies have been named Casen. Its peak came in 2014, when 437 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Casen stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Casen?

The median living Casen is about 9 years old; half are between 5 and 14. An estimated 6,600 people named Casen are alive in the United States today.

median 9 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Casen year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 – – 293 #842
2024 – – 317 #793
2023 – – 349 #748
2022 5 #15,775 319 #792
2021 – – 355 #727
2020 – – 332 #738
2019 – – 339 #721
2018 – – 382 #662
2017 – – 342 #714
2016 – – 409 #644
2015 – – 370 #684
2014 – – 437 #611
2013 6 #14,985 352 #682
2012 – – 324 #723
2011 – – 283 #788
2010 6 #15,334 238 #878
2009 – – 228 #905
2008 – – 175 #1,070
2007 – – 151 #1,172
2006 5 #17,634 123 #1,331
2005 – – 78 #1,712
2004 – – 88 #1,518
2003 – – 68 #1,767
2002 – – 58 #1,921
2001 – – 38 #2,532
2000 – – 27 #3,162
1995 – – 10 #5,553
1990 – – 5 #8,304
1985 – – – –
1980 – – – –
1975 – – – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Casen, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Casen?

The median living Casen is about 9 years old. Half of all living Casens are between 5 and 14 years old.

How many people named Casen are alive today?

An estimated 6,600 people named Casen are alive in the United States, based on 6,655 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Casen in 2025?

Casen ranked #842 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 293 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Casen?

6,655 babies have been named Casen in the United States since 1978, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Casen most popular?

Casen peaked in 2014, when 437 newborns received the name.

Is Casen a boy or girl name?

Casen is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Casen rising or falling?

Casen has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Casen become more popular?

Casen looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 277 boys named Casen in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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