Cason
Cason was the 846th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 291 babies. Its best year was 2014, when it ranked 424th with 725 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 385 places. More babies were named Cason in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Kason) Origin not documented
- Rank in 2025
- #846 boys, down 179 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 291boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2014725 babies
- Total since 1880
- 11,388babies recorded
What does the name Cason mean?
Cason 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
Cason popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 80 since 1982, 5 in 2025.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #846 | 291 |
| 2020 | #667 | 395 |
| 2010 | #480 | 543 |
| 2000 | #1,315 | 98 |
| 1990 | #2,708 | 24 |
| 1980 | #3,649 | 11 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Cason, counting every spelling?
Cason is a spelling of Kason, a name family that ranked #199 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #846 for Cason 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 Cason?
291 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Cason (0.08 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Cason 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 Cason.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Cason?
About 11,200 people born in the US named Cason are alive today, with a median age of 13; half are between 8 and 18. That makes Cason mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Cason by state
How common Cason was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Kentucky (4.2×), Georgia (3.5×), Alabama (3.1×), Tennessee (3.1×), Mississippi (3.1×). In 23 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 Cason: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Cason, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Cason
How popular is the name Cason?
Cason was the 846th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 291 babies. Its best year was 2014, when it ranked 424th with 725 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 385 places. More babies were named Cason in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Cason a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Cason in the US.
Where is Cason most popular?
In 2021–2025, Cason was most common in Kentucky (0.77 per 1,000 boys), followed by Georgia and Alabama.