Kaysan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KAY-san
- Origin
- Arabic
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,423 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #4,395 for boys
Kaysan is a boys' name of Arabic origin. In 2025 it ranked 1,423rd for boys in the UK (20 babies) and 4,395th for boys in the US (23 babies).
Where does Kaysan come from?
Arabic: Arabic name Kaysan; also a modern blend
Is Kaysan a girl's or a boy's name?
Kaysan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 20 boys in the UK and 23 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Kaysan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,423among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 20about 1 in 15,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 35% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 20 boys in the UK were named Kaysan, making it the 1,423rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,733rd. Its busiest year was 2021, with 27 boys.
Half of all the boys named Kaysan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2011 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 174 boys in the UK were given Kaysan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #303, up from #1,423 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,358th in England and Wales.
Kaysan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 20 | #1,423 |
| 2024 | 21 | #1,355 |
| 2023 | 21 | #1,355 |
| 2022 | 15 | #1,708 |
| 2021 | 27 | #1,134 |
| 2020 | 14 | #1,733 |
| 2019 | 18 | #1,479 |
| 2018 | 14 | #1,803 |
| 2017 | 14 | #1,822 |
| 2016 | 10 | #2,287 |
| 2015 | 12 | #1,990 |
| 2014 | 19 | #1,406 |
| 2013 | 8 | #2,541 |
| 2012 | 17 | #1,542 |
| 2011 | 22 | #1,252 |
| 2010 | 19 | #1,385 |
| 2009 | 9 | #2,241 |
| 2008 | 11 | #1,930 |
| 2007 | 8 | #2,337 |
| 2006 | 4 | #3,522 |
| 2005 | 3 | #3,992 |
| 2004 | 3 | #3,792 |
| 2003 | 4 | #2,990 |
How popular is Kaysan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,395among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 23about 1 in 74,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 8% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 23 boys in the US were named Kaysan, making it the 4,395th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,695th. Its busiest year was 2010, with 25 boys. It first appears in the records in 2002.
2025 had more boys named Kaysan than any year since 2016.
Half of all the boys named Kaysan in the US since 1880 were born between 2011 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kaysan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 23 | #4,395 |
| 2024 | 21 | #4,697 |
| 2023 | 11 | #7,284 |
| 2022 | 13 | #6,473 |
| 2021 | 17 | #5,333 |
| 2020 | 15 | #5,695 |
| 2019 | 21 | #4,635 |
| 2018 | 15 | #5,766 |
| 2017 | 14 | #6,056 |
| 2016 | 23 | #4,326 |
| 2015 | 8 | #8,739 |
| 2014 | 17 | #5,248 |
| 2013 | 17 | #5,167 |
| 2012 | 14 | #5,995 |
| 2011 | 18 | #4,981 |
| 2010 | 25 | #3,993 |
| 2009 | 15 | #5,796 |
| 2008 | 12 | #6,758 |
| 2007 | 5 | #12,361 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 5 | #11,464 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 6 | #9,385 |
Names like Kaysan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Zayan Zayaan Rayyan Muhammad Musa Azaan Yazan Zayd Arham Hamza Zayn Zayyan
Other spellings of Kaysan
Kayson Kason Kasen Kaysen Cayson Cason Caison Caysen Kaycen Kacen Kaeson
Names related to Kaysan
More Arabic names
Layla Mohammed Lyla Mohammad Zara Aaliyah Amir Amira Fatima Ali Yahya Aisha Omar Zahra Kairo Safa
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, “Kaysan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kaysan, updated 20 October 2026.