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Kaysen
OriginSpelling variation of Cason
Meaning"calf town"
GenderBoy & girl
US rank · girls#7677
2025 SSA
US rank · boys#415
2025 SSA
About Kaysen
Trendy Cason is becoming popular enough to have a variety of offshoot spellings in the Top 1000.
As a surname, it connects to bearers Gavin Kaysen—an American chef best known for his appearances on The Next Iron Chef, Iron Chef America, and Top Chef—and Susanna Kaysen—American author of the bestselling 1993 memoir Girl, Interrupted.
Kaysen is also given to girls, where it ranks #7677 in the US.
Pronounced KAY-sun.
As of October 2026, Kaysen ranked #7677 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #3960 in 2014.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Girls #4,994
Boys #415
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank · girls | Births · girls | US rank · boys | Births · boys |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #3,960 | 38 | #768 | 305 |
| 2015 | #4,351 | 33 | #710 | 351 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | #716 | 342 |
| 2017 | #4,994 | 27 | #656 | 391 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | #625 | 425 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | #576 | 483 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | #562 | 498 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | #581 | 482 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | #538 | 553 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | #569 | 514 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | #597 | 479 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | #415 | 772 |
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