Kacen
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KAY-sen
- Origin
- Modern
- UK rank, 2025
- #5,065 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #1,564 for boys
Kacen is a boys' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 5,065th for boys in the UK (3 babies) and 1,564th for boys in the US (109 babies).
What does Kacen mean?
Modern: spelling of Casen, a modern coinage
A spelling of Casen, a modern name formed on the pattern of Jason and Mason.
Is Kacen a girl's or a boy's name?
Kacen is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 boys in the UK and 109 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Kacen in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,065among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 3about 1 in 100,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 57% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 3 boys in the UK were named Kacen, making it the 5,065th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,502nd. Its busiest year was 2019, with 9 boys.
In 2025, 174 boys in the UK were given Kacen or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #303, up from #5,065 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,974th in England and Wales.
Kacen in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,065 |
| 2024 | 3 | #5,198 |
| 2023 | 3 | #5,193 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 1 | #6,364 |
| 2020 | 5 | #3,502 |
| 2019 | 9 | #2,399 |
| 2018 | 7 | #2,823 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 1 | #6,179 |
| 2013 | 1 | #6,198 |
How popular is Kacen in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,564among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 109about 1 in 16,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 46% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 109 boys in the US were named Kacen, making it the 1,564th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,361st. Its busiest year was 2019, with 206 boys. It first appears in the records in 2000.
Half of all the boys named Kacen in the US since 1880 were born between 2014 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 5,068 boys in the US were given Kacen or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #70, up from #1,564 for this spelling alone.
Kacen in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 109 | #1,564 |
| 2024 | 83 | #1,902 |
| 2023 | 67 | #2,146 |
| 2022 | 99 | #1,706 |
| 2021 | 109 | #1,583 |
| 2020 | 130 | #1,361 |
| 2019 | 206 | #1,012 |
| 2018 | 145 | #1,261 |
| 2017 | 105 | #1,554 |
| 2016 | 74 | #1,959 |
| 2015 | 95 | #1,657 |
| 2014 | 88 | #1,714 |
| 2013 | 66 | #2,043 |
| 2012 | 77 | #1,881 |
| 2011 | 48 | #2,546 |
| 2010 | 40 | #2,913 |
| 2009 | 31 | #3,474 |
| 2008 | 23 | #4,264 |
| 2007 | 18 | #4,994 |
| 2006 | 17 | #5,068 |
| 2005 | 9 | #7,633 |
| 2004 | 13 | #5,807 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 11 | #6,081 |
| 2001 | 6 | #9,236 |
| 2000 | 6 | #9,104 |
Nicknames for Kacen
- Case 359 boys in the US in 2025
Names like Kacen
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kayden Finn Ronan Aiden Kian Brody Keegan Brayden Conan Lochlan Rayden Cassian
Other spellings of Kacen
Kayson Kaysan Kason Kasen Kaysen Cayson Cason Caison Caysen Kaycen Kaeson Casen Kasyn Kaisyn
Names related to Kacen
More Modern names
Jayden Ailany Myla Nevaeh Jax Indie Miley Raelynn Kaiden Kehlani Alayna Caden Zayden Wrenley Mya Oaklynn
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Kacen: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kacen, updated 20 October 2026.