Kaysen
Kaysen is a surname of Danish and Scottish origin. Notable people with the surname include:Carl Kaysen (1920–2010), American economist and academic Gavin Kaysen, American chef Susanna Kaysen, American writer
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Meaning & Origin of Kaysen
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kaysen is a surname of Danish and Scottish origin. Notable people with the surname include:Carl Kaysen (1920–2010), American economist and academic Gavin Kaysen, American chef Susanna Kaysen, American writer
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
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The Story of Kaysen
As a girl name
Kaysen first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 2000, with 8 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2014: 38 births, good for #3,924 nationwide. About 58% of every Kaysen on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Kaysen ranks #7,474 for girls with 14 births, falling sharply (-34%). All told, over 449 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Kaysen on the record books as a boy name in 1998, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2022, when 553 Kaysens were born — ranking #538 that year. About 51% of every Kaysen on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Kaysen ranks #582 for boys with 498 births, gradually rising (+12%). All told, over 7K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Kaysen
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About the name Kaysen
Kaysen is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1998 and has accumulated 7K births in the dataset. Kaysen's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #538. Use the chart and map above to compare Kaysen'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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