Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2025

Kaysen

Gender Unisex · 6% girls Rank 2025 #415 Trend ↑ Rising 30%
Rank 2025
#415
among boys · ↑182 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
786
named Kaysen · +58% vs 2024
How common
1 in 2,213
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2025
786 babies
All-time total
7,075
#1,509 all-time among boys
First recorded
1998
in Social Security records

Kaysen popularity over time

7,075 babies have been named Kaysen since 1998, 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 – 15 15 2 – #6,823
2000s 95 357 452 45 +2913% #1,463
2010s 261 2,968 3,229 323 +614% #576
2020s (to 2025) 79 3,300 3,379 563 +74% #415

Where Kaysen 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 812 0.48 #391
2027 848 0.50 #375
2028 880 0.52 #366
2029 908 0.53 #360
2030 932 0.55 #355

Where Kaysen is most popular

Boys named Kaysen per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.324 per 1,000. Strongest in Mississippi, West Virginia, and Louisiana.

Vs national average
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All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Kaysen 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 78 1.37 +323%
West Virginia 33 1.01 +212%
Louisiana 96 0.938 +189%
Arkansas 55 0.869 +168%
Kentucky 79 0.787 +143%
Alabama 85 0.778 +140%
Hawaii 12 0.773 +138%
Missouri 92 0.664 +105%
South Carolina 68 0.658 +103%
Oklahoma 56 0.633 +95%
Indiana 86 0.536 +65%
Ohio 141 0.532 +64%
Tennessee 95 0.526 +62%
Iowa 36 0.522 +61%
Georgia 131 0.517 +59%
Kansas 32 0.467 +44%
North Carolina 119 0.466 +44%
Maryland 50 0.419 +29%
Virginia 72 0.379 +17%
Idaho 15 0.367 +13%
Michigan 71 0.347 +7%
Florida 164 0.346 +7%
Washington 56 0.342 +6%
Delaware 5 0.330 ≈ national
Wisconsin 39 0.329 ≈ national
Pennsylvania 85 0.320 ≈ national
Oregon 23 0.303 -7%
Utah 28 0.293 -10%
North Dakota 5 0.293 -10%
Montana 5 0.284 -13%
Minnesota 33 0.269 -17%
South Dakota 5 0.269 -17%
Illinois 68 0.266 -18%
Texas 225 0.255 -21%
New Mexico 8 0.243 -25%
Massachusetts 33 0.240 -26%
New York 99 0.229 -30%
Nevada 13 0.228 -30%
Arizona 32 0.196 -40%
Connecticut 13 0.192 -41%
New Jersey 36 0.179 -45%
Nebraska 6 0.138 -57%
California 117 0.128 -61%
Colorado 14 0.108 -67%
Alaska – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Maine – – –
New Hampshire – – –
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 Kaysen

Kaysen is moderately common for boys in the United States, ranked #415 in 2025 with 772 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1998, 7,075 American babies have been named Kaysen, about 94% boys and 6% girls, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2025, when 786 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 Kaysen stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Kaysen?

The median living Kaysen is about 6 years old; half are between 2 and 10. An estimated 7,000 people named Kaysen are alive in the United States today.

median 6 020406080100

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

Kaysen 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 14 #7,677 772 #415
2024 17 #6,801 480 #597
2023 9 #10,745 515 #569
2022 11 #9,349 553 #538
2021 12 #8,721 482 #581
2020 16 #7,067 498 #562
2019 25 #5,228 483 #576
2018 19 #6,389 426 #626
2017 27 #4,995 391 #656
2016 21 #6,077 342 #716
2015 33 #4,351 351 #710
2014 38 #3,961 305 #768
2013 29 #4,825 217 #935
2012 23 #5,794 210 #961
2011 21 #6,242 136 #1,269
2010 25 #5,510 107 #1,524
2009 21 #6,426 114 #1,463
2008 20 #6,687 64 #2,136
2007 9 #12,149 50 #2,519
2006 9 #11,925 30 #3,482
2005 8 #12,420 28 #3,493
2004 9 #11,170 18 #4,694
2003 – – 20 #4,201
2002 6 #14,502 12 #5,907
2001 5 #16,634 8 #7,952
2000 8 #11,250 13 #5,450
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Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Kaysen?

The median living Kaysen is about 6 years old. Half of all living Kaysens are between 2 and 10 years old.

How many people named Kaysen are alive today?

An estimated 7,000 people named Kaysen are alive in the United States, based on 7,075 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Kaysen in 2025?

Kaysen ranked #415 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 772 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Kaysen?

7,075 babies have been named Kaysen in the United States since 1998, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Kaysen most popular?

Kaysen peaked in 2025, when 786 newborns received the name.

Is Kaysen a boy or girl name?

Kaysen is used for both: about 6% of babies named Kaysen have been girls and 94% boys.

Is the name Kaysen rising or falling?

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

Will Kaysen become more popular?

Kaysen is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 932 boys named Kaysen in 2030, which would rank around #355. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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