Kajun
The Story of Kajun
As a girl name
Kajun first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1993, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1993: 5 births, good for #13,441 nationwide. Kajun last appeared in the published SSA data in 1993, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 5 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Kajun on the record books as a boy name in 2023, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2023, when 5 Kajuns were born — ranking #12,230 that year. Kajun last appeared in the published SSA data in 2023, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 5 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2020s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Kajun
Kajun is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1993 and has accumulated 5 births in the dataset. Kajun's peak popularity came in 1993 when it ranked #13,441. Use the chart and map above to compare Kajun's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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