Caysen
Caysen was the 1339th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 143 babies. Its best year was 2022, when it ranked 1157th with 178 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 49 places. More babies were named Caysen in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Kayson) Origin not documented
- Rank in 2025
- #1,339 boys, down 57 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 143boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2022178 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,448babies recorded
What does the name Caysen mean?
Caysen is a spelling of Kayson, pronounced the same way, so it shares Kayson's meaning and origin.
Kayson is a modern American boy's name that Wiktionary describes as a variant of Cason. 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 Venetian word for 'house'. The spelling with K follows the fashion for names like Kayden and Kyson. Its meaning as a given name is not documented beyond these links.
How sure is this? Not documented. A modern respelling of Cason; no meaning of its own.
Related names: Cason, Kason, Kasen, Kayden.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Kayson', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Wiktionary, entry 'Cason', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
Caysen popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 54 since 2006.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,339 | 143 |
| 2020 | #1,282 | 143 |
| 2010 | #1,762 | 85 |
| 2000 | #6,929 | 9 |
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How popular is Caysen, counting every spelling?
Caysen is a spelling of Kayson, a name family that ranked #85 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,339 for Caysen on its own. Together these spellings went to 4,210 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kayson | 1,305 | #264 | 6,143 |
| Kaison | 557 | #540 | 2,981 |
| Kaysen | 772 | #415 | 2,802 |
| Cayson | 296 | #835 | 1,777 |
| Kaisen | 311 | #800 | 1,281 |
| Kaycen | 235 | #974 | 888 |
| Caysen | 143 | #1,339 | 772 |
| Kaisyn | 81 | #1,927 | 448 |
| Caison | 60 | #2,307 | 327 |
| Kaeson | 54 | #2,501 | 298 |
| Caisen | 51 | #2,574 | 203 |
| Kaizyn | 64 | #2,219 | 185 |
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 Caysen?
143 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Caysen (0.04 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Caysen 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 59 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Caysen.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Caysen?
About 2,400 people born in the US named Caysen are alive today, with a median age of 8; half are between 4 and 13. That makes Caysen 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.
Caysen by state
How common Caysen was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Mississippi (4.1×), Louisiana (2.7×), Georgia (2.3×), Tennessee (1.9×), Ohio (1.7×). In 28 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 Caysen: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Caysen, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Caysen
How popular is the name Caysen?
Caysen was the 1339th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 143 babies. Its best year was 2022, when it ranked 1157th with 178 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 49 places. More babies were named Caysen in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Caysen a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Caysen in the US.
Where is Caysen most popular?
In 2021–2025, Caysen was most common in Mississippi (0.37 per 1,000 boys), followed by Louisiana and Georgia.