Kayson
Boy · KAY-son · Modern
Kayson is a boys' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 513th for boys in the UK (84 babies) and 264th for boys in the US (1,305 babies).
What does Kayson mean?
Modern: modern name on the pattern of Jason and Mason
A modern name formed on the pattern of Jason and Mason.
- Say it
- KAY-son
More on Wiktionary.
Is Kayson a girl's or a boy's name?
Kayson is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 84 boys in the UK and 9 girls and 1,305 boys in the US.
How popular is Kayson in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #513among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 84about 1 in 3,600 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 12% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 84 boys in the UK were named Kayson, making it the 513th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 503rd. Its busiest year was 2024, with 98 boys.
Half of all the boys named Kayson in the UK since 1996 were born between 2015 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 174 boys in the UK were given Kayson or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #303, up from #513 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 522nd in England and Wales, 560th in Scotland and 314th in Northern Ireland.
Kayson in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 84 | #513 |
| 2024 | 98 | #453 |
| 2023 | 89 | #500 |
| 2022 | 71 | #589 |
| 2021 | 68 | #615 |
| 2020 | 85 | #503 |
| 2019 | 79 | #543 |
| 2018 | 77 | #559 |
| 2017 | 85 | #524 |
| 2016 | 82 | #542 |
| 2015 | 77 | #556 |
| 2014 | 50 | #719 |
| 2013 | 46 | #768 |
| 2012 | 21 | #1,313 |
| 2011 | 21 | #1,293 |
| 2010 | 26 | #1,121 |
| 2009 | 20 | #1,290 |
| 2008 | 14 | #1,599 |
| 2007 | 16 | #1,458 |
| 2006 | 7 | #2,386 |
| 2005 | 3 | #3,992 |
How popular is Kayson in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #264among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 1,305about 1 in 1,300 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 17% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 1.1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 1,305 boys in the US were named Kayson, making it the 264th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 294th. It first appears in the records in 1982. 9 girls were also named Kayson in 2025 (10,104th for girls).
2025 had the most boys named Kayson of any year since it first appeared, in 1982.
Half of all the boys named Kayson in the US since 1880 were born between 2015 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 5,068 boys in the US were given Kayson or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #70, up from #264 for this spelling alone.
Kayson in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,305 | #264 |
| 2024 | 1,154 | #291 |
| 2023 | 1,224 | #277 |
| 2022 | 1,238 | #278 |
| 2021 | 1,222 | #283 |
| 2020 | 1,162 | #294 |
| 2019 | 1,028 | #324 |
| 2018 | 971 | #344 |
| 2017 | 970 | #347 |
| 2016 | 858 | #380 |
| 2015 | 704 | #434 |
| 2014 | 706 | #431 |
| 2013 | 503 | #529 |
| 2012 | 447 | #574 |
| 2011 | 358 | #655 |
| 2010 | 271 | #801 |
| 2009 | 249 | #856 |
| 2008 | 182 | #1,041 |
| 2007 | 165 | #1,102 |
| 2006 | 102 | #1,492 |
| 2005 | 57 | #2,125 |
| 2004 | 67 | #1,830 |
| 2003 | 37 | #2,670 |
| 2002 | 23 | #3,665 |
| 2001 | 28 | #3,138 |
| 2000 | 33 | #2,731 |
| 1999 | 22 | #3,475 |
| 1998 | 21 | #3,482 |
| 1997 | 23 | #3,155 |
| 1996 | 16 | #4,016 |
| 1995 | 12 | #4,785 |
| 1994 | 8 | #6,366 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 8 | #6,120 |
| 1991 | 7 | #6,511 |
| 1990 | 5 | #8,108 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 5 | #7,264 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 5 | #6,715 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 5 | #6,383 |
Names like Kayson
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kayden Rowan Finn Hudson Jaxon Kian Grayson Jayden Jenson Ronan Lochlan Brody
Other spellings of Kayson
Kaysan Kason Kasen Kaysen Cayson Cason Caison Caysen Kaycen Kacen Kaeson Casen Kasyn Kaisyn
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