boys' name ★ peaked 2014

Cason

Gender Boy · 1% girls Rank 2025 #846 Trend ↓ Falling 32%

As an English surname, a corruption of the place name Cawston in Norfolk.

Rank 2025
#846
among boys · ↑8 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
296
named Cason · +4% vs 2024
How common
1 in 5,870
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2014
731 babies
All-time total
11,388
#1,121 all-time among boys
First recorded
1973
in Social Security records

Cason popularity over time

11,388 babies have been named Cason since 1973, 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
0.10.20.30.418801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
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 – 73 73 7 – #2,572
1980s 5 238 243 24 +233% #1,770
1990s 14 513 527 53 +117% #1,189
2000s 30 2,585 2,615 262 +396% #539
2010s 16 5,915 5,931 593 +127% #424
2020s (to 2025) 15 1,984 1,999 333 -44% #667

Where Cason 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 272 0.16 outside top 500
2027 257 0.15 outside top 500
2028 245 0.14 outside top 500
2029 236 0.14 outside top 500
2030 228 0.13 outside top 500

Where Cason is most popular

Boys named Cason per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.184 per 1,000. Strongest in Kentucky, Georgia, and Alabama.

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 Cason 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
Kentucky 77 0.767 +317%
Georgia 164 0.647 +252%
Alabama 63 0.576 +213%
Tennessee 102 0.565 +207%
Mississippi 32 0.563 +206%
Arkansas 33 0.521 +183%
Louisiana 41 0.401 +118%
West Virginia 12 0.368 +100%
Oklahoma 32 0.362 +97%
North Carolina 82 0.321 +75%
Texas 241 0.274 +49%
South Carolina 26 0.252 +37%
Virginia 47 0.248 +35%
Missouri 31 0.224 +22%
Florida 96 0.203 +10%
Kansas 13 0.190 ≈ national
Ohio 48 0.181 ≈ national
Colorado 23 0.178 ≈ national
Wisconsin 20 0.169 -8%
Michigan 28 0.137 -26%
Pennsylvania 30 0.113 -39%
Indiana 18 0.112 -39%
Iowa 6 0.087 -53%
New York 34 0.079 -57%
Illinois 20 0.078 -57%
California 47 0.051 -72%
Maryland 5 0.042 -77%
Washington 5 0.031 -83%
Alaska – – –
Arizona – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Idaho – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oregon – – –
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 Cason

Cason is uncommon for boys in the United States, ranked #846 in 2025 with 291 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1973, 11,388 American babies have been named Cason. Its peak came in 2014, when 731 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 Cason stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Cason?

The median living Cason is about 12 years old; half are between 7 and 17. An estimated 11 thousand people named Cason are alive in the United States today.

median 12 020406080100

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

Cason 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 5 #15,380 291 #846
2024 – – 284 #854
2023 5 #15,653 319 #790
2022 – – 323 #785
2021 5 #15,731 372 #706
2020 – – 395 #667
2019 – – 467 #592
2018 5 #16,168 510 #547
2017 – – 572 #508
2016 – – 655 #466
2015 – – 659 #461
2014 6 #14,954 725 #424
2013 – – 686 #427
2012 – – 587 #466
2011 – – 511 #507
2010 5 #17,552 543 #480
2009 – – 489 #539
2008 7 #14,127 449 #574
2007 6 #15,868 318 #721
2006 – – 282 #750
2005 7 #13,283 232 #814
2004 – – 222 #811
2003 5 #16,228 175 #937
2002 – – 171 #940
2001 – – 149 #1,008
2000 5 #15,471 98 #1,315
1995 9 #8,897 60 #1,561
1990 – – 24 #2,708
1985 – – 31 #1,872
1980 – – 11 #3,649
1975 – – 8 #3,998
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 Cason, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Cason?

The median living Cason is about 12 years old. Half of all living Casons are between 7 and 17 years old.

How many people named Cason are alive today?

An estimated 11 thousand people named Cason are alive in the United States, based on 11,388 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Cason mean?

As an English surname, a corruption of the place name Cawston in Norfolk.

How popular is the name Cason in 2025?

Cason ranked #846 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 291 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Cason?

11,388 babies have been named Cason in the United States since 1973, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Cason most popular?

Cason peaked in 2014, when 731 newborns received the name.

Is Cason a boy or girl name?

Cason is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 99% of babies with the name.

Is the name Cason rising or falling?

Cason is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Cason become more popular?

Cason is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 228 boys named Cason in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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