Casen
Casen was the 842nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 293 babies. Its best year was 2014, when it ranked 611th with 437 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 158 places. More babies were named Casen in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Kason) Origin not documented
- Rank in 2025
- #842 boys, down 104 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 293boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2014437 babies
- Total since 1880
- 6,655babies recorded
What does the name Casen mean?
Casen is a spelling of Kason, pronounced the same way, so it shares Kason's meaning and origin.
Kason is a modern variant of Cason, as Wiktionary notes. Cason is an English surname that Wiktionary explains as a corruption of the place name Cawston in Norfolk, and also an Italian surname from a word for "house". The American first name, recorded since the 2000s, fits the fashion for K- names ending in -son, and no single meaning applies.
How sure is this? Not documented. Modern variant; its source names have different origins.
Related names: Cason, Kasen, Mason.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Kason', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Wiktionary, entry 'Cason', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (usage history only), US Social Security Administration
Casen popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 22 since 2006.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #842 | 293 |
| 2020 | #738 | 332 |
| 2010 | #878 | 238 |
| 2000 | #3,162 | 27 |
| 1990 | #8,304 | 5 |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Casen, counting every spelling?
Casen is a spelling of Kason, a name family that ranked #199 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #842 for Casen on its own. Together these spellings went to 1,977 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kason | 480 | #597 | 2,955 |
| Kasen | 622 | #484 | 2,859 |
| Casen | 293 | #842 | 1,633 |
| Cason | 291 | #846 | 1,589 |
| Kacen | 109 | #1,566 | 467 |
| Kasyn | 89 | #1,799 | 420 |
| Casyn | 18 | #5,244 | 124 |
| Kacyn | 22 | #4,618 | 94 |
| Kasin | 16 | #5,722 | 74 |
| Kasaan | 11 | #7,428 | 45 |
| Kazen | 13 | #6,644 | 32 |
| Kassan | — | — | 30 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Casen?
293 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Casen (0.08 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Casen born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 29 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Casen.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Casen?
About 6,600 people born in the US named Casen are alive today, with a median age of 10; half are between 6 and 15. That makes Casen a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Casen by state
How common Casen was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in West Virginia (4.9×), Arkansas (3.8×), Mississippi (3.3×), Kentucky (2.9×), Oklahoma (2.8×). In 19 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Casen: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Casen, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Casen
How popular is the name Casen?
Casen was the 842nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 293 babies. Its best year was 2014, when it ranked 611th with 437 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 158 places. More babies were named Casen in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Casen a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Casen in the US.
Where is Casen most popular?
In 2021–2025, Casen was most common in West Virginia (0.92 per 1,000 boys), followed by Arkansas and Mississippi.