Kaysen
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KAY-son
- Origin
- Modern
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,202 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #415 for boys
Kaysen is a boys' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 2,202nd for boys in the UK (11 babies) and 415th for boys in the US (772 babies).
What does Kaysen mean?
Modern: spelling of Kayson; modern name on the pattern of Jason and Mason
A modern name formed on the pattern of Jason and Mason.
Meaning borrowed from Kayson. More on Wiktionary.
Is Kaysen a girl's or a boy's name?
Kaysen is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 11 boys in the UK and 14 girls and 772 boys in the US.
How popular is Kaysen in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,202among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 11about 1 in 27,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 58% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 11 boys in the UK were named Kaysen, making it the 2,202nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,025th. Its busiest year was 2016, with 14 boys.
Half of all the boys named Kaysen in the UK since 1996 were born between 2016 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 174 boys in the UK were given Kaysen or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #303, up from #2,202 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,239th in England and Wales and 560th in Scotland.
Kaysen in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | #2,202 |
| 2024 | 9 | #2,515 |
| 2023 | 10 | #2,303 |
| 2022 | 7 | #2,922 |
| 2021 | 14 | #1,791 |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,025 |
| 2019 | 7 | #2,878 |
| 2018 | 8 | #2,576 |
| 2017 | 13 | #1,922 |
| 2016 | 14 | #1,804 |
| 2015 | 8 | #2,614 |
| 2014 | 7 | #2,843 |
| 2013 | 3 | #4,884 |
| 2012 | 6 | #3,167 |
How popular is Kaysen in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #415among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 772about 1 in 2,200 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 26% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 772 boys in the US were named Kaysen, making it the 415th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 562nd. It first appears in the records in 1998. 14 girls were also named Kaysen in 2025 (7,489th for girls).
2025 had the most boys named Kaysen of any year since it first appeared, in 1998.
Half of all the boys named Kaysen in the US since 1880 were born between 2015 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 5,068 boys in the US were given Kaysen or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #70, up from #415 for this spelling alone.
Kaysen in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 772 | #415 |
| 2024 | 480 | #597 |
| 2023 | 515 | #568 |
| 2022 | 553 | #538 |
| 2021 | 482 | #581 |
| 2020 | 498 | #562 |
| 2019 | 483 | #576 |
| 2018 | 426 | #626 |
| 2017 | 391 | #656 |
| 2016 | 342 | #714 |
| 2015 | 351 | #710 |
| 2014 | 305 | #768 |
| 2013 | 217 | #934 |
| 2012 | 210 | #960 |
| 2011 | 136 | #1,264 |
| 2010 | 107 | #1,517 |
| 2009 | 114 | #1,459 |
| 2008 | 64 | #2,124 |
| 2007 | 50 | #2,504 |
| 2006 | 30 | #3,449 |
| 2005 | 28 | #3,443 |
| 2004 | 18 | #4,597 |
| 2003 | 20 | #4,109 |
| 2002 | 12 | #5,718 |
| 2001 | 8 | #7,529 |
| 2000 | 13 | #5,290 |
| 1999 | 9 | #6,524 |
| 1998 | 6 | #8,472 |
Names like Kaysen
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kayden Finn Ronan Aiden Kian Brody Rowan Lochlan Eden Callan Rayden Brayden
Other spellings of Kaysen
Kayson Kaysan Kason Kasen Cayson Cason Caison Caysen Kaycen Kacen Kaeson Casen Kasyn Kaisyn
Names related to Kaysen
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, “Kaysen: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kaysen, updated 20 October 2026.