boys' name ★ peaked 2020

Kaison

Gender Boy Rank 2025 #540 Trend → Stable
Rank 2025
#540
among boys · ↓26 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
562
named Kaison · -6% vs 2024
How common
1 in 3,067
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2020
655 babies
All-time total
7,198
#1,446 all-time among boys
First recorded
1989
in Social Security records

Kaison popularity over time

7,198 babies have been named Kaison since 1989, 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 – – – – – –
1980s – 5 5 1 – #8,550
1990s – 49 49 5 +880% #5,493
2000s – 438 438 44 +794% #1,461
2010s 11 3,054 3,065 307 +600% #496
2020s (to 2025) 5 3,636 3,641 607 +98% #454

Where Kaison 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 565 0.33 outside top 500
2027 572 0.34 outside top 500
2028 578 0.34 outside top 500
2029 584 0.34 outside top 500
2030 588 0.34 outside top 500

Where Kaison is most popular

Boys named Kaison per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.345 per 1,000. Strongest in Mississippi, Alabama, and Louisiana.

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 Kaison 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
Mississippi 92 1.62 +369%
Alabama 126 1.15 +234%
Louisiana 113 1.10 +220%
Georgia 224 0.884 +156%
South Carolina 86 0.832 +141%
Hawaii 12 0.773 +124%
Arkansas 48 0.758 +120%
North Carolina 167 0.654 +90%
Oklahoma 51 0.577 +67%
Kansas 39 0.569 +65%
Kentucky 57 0.568 +65%
Florida 242 0.511 +48%
Missouri 66 0.476 +38%
Indiana 75 0.468 +36%
Ohio 122 0.460 +33%
Virginia 86 0.453 +31%
Tennessee 79 0.438 +27%
Michigan 81 0.396 +15%
Maryland 45 0.377 +9%
Texas 306 0.347 ≈ national
Washington 55 0.336 ≈ national
Iowa 20 0.290 -16%
Arizona 47 0.287 -17%
Wisconsin 32 0.270 -22%
Minnesota 33 0.269 -22%
Pennsylvania 67 0.252 -27%
Illinois 64 0.250 -27%
New York 101 0.233 -32%
Massachusetts 28 0.204 -41%
New Mexico 6 0.182 -47%
California 156 0.171 -51%
Utah 16 0.168 -51%
West Virginia 5 0.153 -56%
New Jersey 30 0.149 -57%
Nevada 5 0.088 -75%
Colorado 11 0.085 -75%
Connecticut 5 0.074 -79%
Oregon 5 0.066 -81%
Alaska – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Idaho – – –
Maine – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
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 Kaison

Kaison is uncommon for boys in the United States, ranked #540 in 2025 with 557 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1989, 7,198 American babies have been named Kaison. Its peak came in 2020, when 655 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

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 Kaison stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Kaison?

The median living Kaison is about 5 years old; half are between 3 and 9. An estimated 7,100 people named Kaison are alive in the United States today.

median 5 020406080100

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

Kaison 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 #16,033 557 #540
2024 – – 595 #514
2023 – – 604 #502
2022 – – 583 #510
2021 – – 642 #465
2020 – – 655 #454
2019 – – 577 #496
2018 – – 485 #569
2017 6 #14,973 468 #581
2016 – – 391 #663
2015 – – 333 #734
2014 – – 215 #976
2013 – – 183 #1,051
2012 5 #18,147 149 #1,204
2011 – – 137 #1,261
2010 – – 116 #1,434
2009 – – 114 #1,461
2008 – – 84 #1,783
2007 – – 70 #2,008
2006 – – 40 #2,854
2005 – – 43 #2,592
2004 – – 24 #3,803
2003 – – 20 #4,197
2002 – – 20 #4,116
2001 – – 15 #5,019
2000 – – 8 #7,824
1995 – – – –
1990 – – 5 #8,796
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 Kaison, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Kaison?

The median living Kaison is about 5 years old. Half of all living Kaisons are between 3 and 9 years old.

How many people named Kaison are alive today?

An estimated 7,100 people named Kaison are alive in the United States, based on 7,198 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Kaison in 2025?

Kaison ranked #540 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 557 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Kaison?

7,198 babies have been named Kaison in the United States since 1989, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Kaison most popular?

Kaison peaked in 2020, when 655 newborns received the name.

Is Kaison a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Kaison rising or falling?

Kaison is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Kaison become more popular?

Kaison looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 588 boys named Kaison in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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