Is Kayson a boy or girl name?
Kayson is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 9 girls and 1,146 boys were named Kayson, so 0.8% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 2% of the 14,157 US babies named Kayson were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #291
- Girl rank, 2024
- #10,648
- Babies named Kayson since 1982
- 14,157
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 1,245 babies
Boys and girls named Kayson, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,146 | #291 | 9 | #10,648 |
| 2023 | 1,220 | #278 | 15 | #7,446 |
| 2022 | 1,238 | #278 | 7 | #12,896 |
| 2021 | 1,222 | #283 | 12 | #8,713 |
| 2020 | 1,162 | #294 | 10 | #9,906 |
| 2019 | 1,028 | #324 | 14 | #7,939 |
| 2018 | 971 | #344 | 13 | #8,368 |
| 2017 | 969 | #349 | 15 | #7,642 |
| 2016 | 857 | #380 | 13 | #8,632 |
| 2015 | 703 | #435 | 13 | #8,692 |
| 2014 | 705 | #431 | 18 | #6,860 |
| 2013 | 503 | #530 | 17 | #7,215 |
| 2012 | 447 | #575 | 24 | #5,639 |
| 2011 | 358 | #659 | 19 | #6,723 |
| 2010 | 271 | #802 | 16 | #7,714 |
| 2009 | 249 | #858 | 16 | #7,885 |
| 2008 | 182 | #1,043 | 14 | #8,742 |
| 2007 | 165 | #1,110 | 10 | #11,239 |
| 2006 | 102 | #1,496 | 9 | #11,926 |
| 2005 | 57 | #2,150 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 67 | #1,847 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 37 | #2,703 | 7 | #13,130 |
| 2002 | 23 | #3,727 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 28 | #3,189 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 33 | #2,775 | 6 | #14,041 |
| 1999 | 22 | #3,532 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 21 | #3,552 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 23 | #3,214 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 16 | #4,104 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 12 | #4,962 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 8 | #6,695 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 8 | #6,406 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 7 | #6,918 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 5 | #8,823 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 5 | #7,914 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 5 | #7,282 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 5 | #6,874 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Kayson reached #278 in 2022. As a girl name, it reached #5,639 in 2012. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Kayson
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.