Kayson
Kayson was the 264th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 1,305 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 170 places. More babies were named Kayson in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Meaning Origin not documented
Say it KAY-suhn /ˈkeɪsən/
- Rank in 2025
- #264 boys, up 30 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 1,305boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 20251,305 babies
- Total since 1880
- 15,487babies recorded
What does the name Kayson mean?
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
Kayson popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 286 since 2000, 9 in 2025.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #264 | 1,305 |
| 2020 | #294 | 1,162 |
| 2010 | #802 | 271 |
| 2000 | #2,775 | 33 |
| 1990 | #8,825 | 5 |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
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| 1930 | — | — |
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| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Kayson, counting every spelling?
Kayson is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #85 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #264 for Kayson 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 Kayson?
1,305 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Kayson (0.36 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Kayson 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 6 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Kayson.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Kayson?
About 15,100 people born in the US named Kayson are alive today, with a median age of 7; half are between 4 and 11. That makes Kayson 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.
Kayson by state
How common Kayson was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Mississippi (4.4×), Louisiana (3.3×), West Virginia (3.2×), Arkansas (3.1×), Kentucky (2.8×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in Maine, New Jersey, California.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Kayson: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Kayson, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Kayson · Sibling names for Kayson
Questions about the name Kayson
How popular is the name Kayson?
Kayson was the 264th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 1,305 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 170 places. More babies were named Kayson in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Kayson a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Kayson in the US.
Where is Kayson most popular?
In 2021–2025, Kayson was most common in Mississippi (3.15 per 1,000 boys), followed by Louisiana and West Virginia.