boys' name ★ peaked 2019

Kasen

Gender Boy · 1% girls Rank 2025 #484 Trend ↓ Falling 17%
Rank 2025
#484
among boys · ↑65 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
628
named Kasen · +16% vs 2024
How common
1 in 2,746
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2019
742 babies
All-time total
11,538
#1,113 all-time among boys
First recorded
1992
in Social Security records

Kasen popularity over time

11,538 babies have been named Kasen since 1992, 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
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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 – – – – – –
1990s 12 146 158 16 – #2,379
2000s 43 1,701 1,744 174 +1004% #621
2010s 55 6,080 6,135 614 +252% #419
2020s (to 2025) 14 3,487 3,501 584 -5% #473

Where Kasen 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 606 0.35 #499
2027 593 0.35 outside top 500
2028 582 0.34 outside top 500
2029 573 0.34 outside top 500
2030 566 0.33 outside top 500

Where Kasen is most popular

Boys named Kasen per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.331 per 1,000. Strongest in South Dakota, Mississippi, 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 Kasen 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
South Dakota 33 1.77 +436%
Mississippi 70 1.23 +272%
Louisiana 115 1.12 +240%
West Virginia 29 0.888 +168%
Oklahoma 77 0.871 +163%
Kentucky 85 0.847 +156%
Iowa 56 0.812 +145%
Alabama 85 0.778 +135%
Arkansas 47 0.743 +124%
Missouri 102 0.736 +122%
Kansas 50 0.729 +120%
Idaho 28 0.684 +107%
Ohio 144 0.543 +64%
Georgia 136 0.537 +62%
Washington 86 0.526 +59%
Wisconsin 62 0.523 +58%
North Carolina 127 0.497 +50%
Tennessee 85 0.471 +42%
Indiana 71 0.443 +34%
South Carolina 45 0.435 +32%
Minnesota 49 0.399 +21%
Michigan 79 0.386 +17%
Texas 332 0.377 +14%
Montana 6 0.340 ≈ national
Virginia 63 0.332 ≈ national
Maryland 37 0.310 -6%
Pennsylvania 82 0.309 -7%
North Dakota 5 0.293 -12%
Florida 138 0.291 -12%
Nevada 16 0.281 -15%
Colorado 31 0.240 -27%
Illinois 59 0.231 -30%
Arizona 36 0.220 -34%
Nebraska 9 0.207 -37%
Utah 17 0.178 -46%
New York 64 0.148 -55%
California 122 0.133 -60%
Oregon 10 0.132 -60%
Massachusetts 11 0.080 -76%
New Jersey 6 0.030 -91%
Alaska – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Maine – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Rhode Island – – –
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 Kasen

Kasen is moderately common for boys in the United States, ranked #484 in 2025 with 622 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1992, 11,538 American babies have been named Kasen. Its peak came in 2019, when 742 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 Kasen stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Kasen?

The median living Kasen is about 9 years old; half are between 5 and 13. An estimated 11 thousand people named Kasen 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.

Kasen 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 6 #14,046 622 #484
2024 – – 542 #549
2023 – – 499 #577
2022 – – 564 #529
2021 – – 632 #473
2020 8 #11,604 628 #476
2019 – – 742 #419
2018 5 #16,860 699 #435
2017 – – 648 #469
2016 5 #17,546 629 #487
2015 6 #15,438 635 #470
2014 7 #13,799 617 #472
2013 – – 599 #467
2012 6 #15,907 580 #472
2011 12 #9,432 482 #525
2010 14 #8,496 449 #566
2009 7 #14,449 401 #621
2008 7 #14,576 275 #797
2007 5 #19,019 262 #818
2006 6 #16,112 213 #909
2005 9 #11,359 136 #1,177
2004 – – 125 #1,222
2003 – – 104 #1,332
2002 – – 78 #1,579
2001 – – 58 #1,904
2000 9 #10,301 49 #2,073
1995 – – 18 #3,627
1990 – – – –
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 Kasen, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Kasen?

The median living Kasen is about 9 years old. Half of all living Kasens are between 5 and 13 years old.

How many people named Kasen are alive today?

An estimated 11 thousand people named Kasen are alive in the United States, based on 11,538 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Kasen in 2025?

Kasen ranked #484 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 622 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Kasen?

11,538 babies have been named Kasen in the United States since 1992, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Kasen most popular?

Kasen peaked in 2019, when 742 newborns received the name.

Is Kasen a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Kasen rising or falling?

Kasen has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Kasen become more popular?

Kasen is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 566 boys named Kasen 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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