Kasen
Renku , or haikai no renga , is a Japanese form of popular collaborative linked verse poetry. It is a development of the older Japanese poetic tradition of ushin renga, or orthodox collaborative linked verse. At renku gatherings participating poets take turns providing alternating verses of 17 and 14 morae.
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Meaning & Origin of Kasen
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Renku , or haikai no renga , is a Japanese form of popular collaborative linked verse poetry. It is a development of the older Japanese poetic tradition of ushin renga, or orthodox collaborative linked verse. At renku gatherings participating poets take turns providing alternating verses of 17 and 14 morae.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
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The Story of Kasen
The earliest SSA record of Kasen as a baby boy name dates back to 1992, when 8 babies received it. 2019 was its biggest year on record, with 742 newborns named Kasen — #418 in the national rankings. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 52% of all recorded Kasens. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #591 among baby boy names with 490 births, falling sharply (-22%). In total, more than 12K Kasens have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Kasen
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About the name Kasen
Kasen is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1992 and has accumulated 12K births in the dataset. Kasen's peak popularity came in 2019 when it ranked #418. Use the chart and map above to compare Kasen'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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