Kaisan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KY-san
- Origin
- Arabic
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,202 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #8,239 for boys
Kaisan is a boys' name of Arabic origin. In 2025 it ranked 2,202nd for boys in the UK (11 babies) and 8,239th for boys in the US (9 babies).
Where does Kaisan come from?
Arabic: probably a spelling of the Arabic name Kaysan; also a modern blend
Is Kaisan a girl's or a boy's name?
Kaisan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 11 boys in the UK and 9 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Kaisan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,202nd among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 11 about 1 in 27,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 9% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 11 boys in the UK were named Kaisan, making it the 2,202nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,733rd. Its busiest year was 2016, with 15 boys.
Half of all the boys named Kaisan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2014 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 69 boys in the UK were given Kaisan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #562, up from #2,202 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,130th in England and Wales.
Kaisan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | #2,202 |
| 2024 | 7 | #3,003 |
| 2023 | 12 | #2,024 |
| 2022 | 11 | #2,143 |
| 2021 | 10 | #2,257 |
| 2020 | 14 | #1,733 |
| 2019 | 10 | #2,231 |
| 2018 | 9 | #2,388 |
| 2017 | 11 | #2,174 |
| 2016 | 15 | #1,723 |
| 2015 | 9 | #2,425 |
| 2014 | 8 | #2,593 |
| 2013 | 5 | #3,466 |
| 2012 | 10 | #2,230 |
| 2011 | 8 | #2,503 |
| 2010 | 11 | #2,013 |
| 2009 | 4 | #3,909 |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 1 | #4,262 |
How popular is Kaisan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 8,239th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 9 about 1 in 190,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to call too few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 9 boys in the US were named Kaisan, making it the 8,239th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 6,292nd. Its busiest year was 2020, with 13 boys. It first appears in the records in 2009.
Half of all the boys named Kaisan in the US since 1880 were born between 2015 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 1,879 boys in the US were given Kaisan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #212, up from #8,239 for this spelling alone.
Kaisan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | #8,239 |
| 2024 | 11 | #7,252 |
| 2023 | 7 | #9,757 |
| 2022 | 5 | #12,322 |
| 2021 | 11 | #7,084 |
| 2020 | 13 | #6,292 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 8 | #8,813 |
| 2017 | 10 | #7,542 |
| 2016 | 7 | #9,659 |
| 2015 | 7 | #9,562 |
| 2014 | 5 | #12,102 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 6 | #10,763 |
| 2011 | 5 | #12,280 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 7 | #9,859 |
Names like Kaisan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Zayan, Zayaan, Rayyan, Kairo, Yazan, Arham, Muhammad, Zayn, Yahya, Azaan, Musa, Zohan
Other spellings of Kaisan
Kaison, Kyson, Kaisen, Kysen, Kycen, Khyson, Caisen, Khysen, Kysin
Names related to Kaisan
More Arabic names
Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Aaliyah, Amir, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Aisha, Omar, Zahra, Hamza, Safa, Liyana
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, “Kaisan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kaisan, updated 20 October 2026.