Kaysen
Kaysen was the 415th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 772 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 295 places. More babies were named Kaysen in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Kayson) Origin not documented
- Rank in 2025
- #415 boys, up 147 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 772boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2025772 babies
- Total since 1880
- 7,075babies recorded
What does the name Kaysen mean?
Kaysen 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
Kaysen popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 435 since 2000, 14 in 2025.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #415 | 772 |
| 2020 | #562 | 498 |
| 2010 | #1,524 | 107 |
| 2000 | #5,450 | 13 |
| 1990 | — | — |
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How popular is Kaysen, counting every spelling?
Kaysen is a spelling of Kayson, a name family that ranked #85 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #415 for Kaysen 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 Kaysen?
772 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Kaysen (0.21 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Kaysen 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 11 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Kaysen.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Kaysen?
About 6,600 people born in the US named Kaysen are alive today, with a median age of 7; half are between 3 and 11. That makes Kaysen 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.
Kaysen by state
How common Kaysen was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Mississippi (4.2×), West Virginia (3.1×), Louisiana (2.9×), Arkansas (2.7×), Kentucky (2.4×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in Colorado, California, Nebraska.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Kaysen: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Kaysen, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Kaysen
How popular is the name Kaysen?
Kaysen was the 415th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 772 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 295 places. More babies were named Kaysen in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Kaysen a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Kaysen in the US.
Where is Kaysen most popular?
In 2021–2025, Kaysen was most common in Mississippi (1.37 per 1,000 boys), followed by West Virginia and Louisiana.