Kysen
Kysen was the 1557th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 110 babies. Its best year was 2020, when it ranked 1317th with 137 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 307 places. More babies were named Kysen in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Kyson) Origin not documented
- Rank in 2025
- #1,557 boys, down 240 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 110boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2020137 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,622babies recorded
What does the name Kysen mean?
Kysen is a spelling of Kyson, pronounced the same way, so it shares Kyson's meaning and origin.
Kyson is a modern American coinage. Wiktionary describes it as a new name, comparing Kyle, Tyson and Bryson, and it fits the fashion for boys' names ending in -son. It has no traditional meaning. SSA data show a few boys named Kyson from the mid-1980s, with most use since the 2000s. Similar recent names include Kason, Bryson and Jaxon.
How sure is this? Not documented. Modern coinage.
Related names: Tyson, Bryson, Kyle.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Kyson', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (usage history only), US Social Security Administration
Kysen popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,557 | 110 |
| 2020 | #1,317 | 137 |
| 2010 | #2,534 | 49 |
| 2000 | #7,880 | 8 |
| 1990 | — | — |
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How popular is Kysen, counting every spelling?
Kysen is a spelling of Kyson, a name family that ranked #335 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,557 for Kysen on its own. Together these spellings went to 1,045 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kyson | 648 | #471 | 3,351 |
| Kysen | 110 | #1,557 | 555 |
| Kyzen | 91 | #1,774 | 437 |
| Kycen | 101 | #1,660 | 204 |
| Kisen | 40 | #3,060 | 72 |
| Kysin | 14 | #6,304 | 59 |
| Kison | 6 | #11,411 | 27 |
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 Kysen?
110 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Kysen (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Kysen 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 76 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Kysen.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Kysen?
About 1,600 people born in the US named Kysen are alive today, with a median age of 7; half are between 4 and 12. That makes Kysen 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.
Kysen by state
How common Kysen was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Mississippi (7.7×), Alabama (4.4×). In 34 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 Kysen: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Kysen, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Kysen
How popular is the name Kysen?
Kysen was the 1557th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 110 babies. Its best year was 2020, when it ranked 1317th with 137 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 307 places. More babies were named Kysen in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Kysen a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Kysen in the US.
Where is Kysen most popular?
In 2021–2025, Kysen was most common in Mississippi (0.49 per 1,000 boys), followed by Alabama and Louisiana.