Kaeson
Kaeson was the 2501st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 54 babies. Its best year was 2014, when it ranked 1895th with 77 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 4 places. More babies were named Kaeson in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Kayson) Origin not documented
- Rank in 2025
- #2,501 boys, down 418 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 54boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201477 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,126babies recorded
What does the name Kaeson mean?
Kaeson 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
Kaeson popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,501 | 54 |
| 2020 | #2,083 | 68 |
| 2010 | #2,567 | 48 |
| 2000 | #8,662 | 7 |
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How popular is Kaeson, counting every spelling?
Kaeson is a spelling of Kayson, a name family that ranked #85 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,501 for Kaeson 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 Kaeson?
54 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Kaeson (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Kaeson 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 155 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Kaeson.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Kaeson?
About 1,100 people born in the US named Kaeson are alive today, with a median age of 9; half are between 5 and 14. That makes Kaeson 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.
Kaeson by state
How common Kaeson was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 47 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 Kaeson: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Kaeson, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Kaeson
How popular is the name Kaeson?
Kaeson was the 2501st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 54 babies. Its best year was 2014, when it ranked 1895th with 77 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 4 places. More babies were named Kaeson in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Kaeson a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Kaeson in the US.
Where is Kaeson most popular?
In 2021–2025, Kaeson was most common in North Carolina (0.07 per 1,000 boys), followed by Georgia and Texas.