Kasen
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Meaning
variant of Cason, an English surname turned first name
The story
Kasen is a variant of Cason, an English surname turned first name, and the newest spelling in the K-sound cluster of our Kason page, where Cason, Kason and Kasen chart separately while the ear hears one name. This spelling's record is young and quick: about 146 boys in the 1990s, 1,700 in the 2000s, 6,100 in the 2010s, and 3,490 so far this decade. In our records it goes to boys about 11,400 to 120 girls. The reference books read the sound as kay plus son, and the K carries the era's modern signature. Cason itself keeps about 11,400 in the data and Kason about 15,000, each spelling on its own line. Three spellings, one sound, and a quiet surname behind them.
How popular is Kasen around the world?
In the United States, 3,501 babies were named Kasen between 2020 and 2025. In New Zealand, 10 boys named Kasen were registered in 2025.
Kasen is on the official records of the United States, New Zealand, Ireland, Canada and England and Wales.
United States
1 in 6,200
In the United States, 3,501 babies were named Kasen between 2020 and 2025.
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Kasen peaked in the 2010s.
Births with a Social Security record. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration
New Zealand
1 in 5,800
In New Zealand, 10 boys named Kasen were registered in 2025.
share of that year’s name registrations
First given names from New Zealand birth registrations, grouped by registration year; any name under 10 in a year is excluded at source. Shares divide by Stats NZ’s count of births registered to mothers living in New Zealand, under 1% below the registry’s own count. Source: Department of Internal Affairs (New Zealand), baby name popularity over time
Ireland
1 in 14,000
In Ireland, 4 boys named Kasen were born in 2025, the 676th most common name among boys that year.
The count never rose above 4 in a year, too few to chart.
Exact registered spellings from Irish vital statistics; any name under 3 in a year is withheld at source, and accented spellings (fadas) are recorded reliably only from 2018. Source: Central Statistics Office (Ireland), Irish babies' names
Canada
1 in 18,000
In Canada, 20 boys named Kasen were born in 2024, ranked 1,181st among boys that year.
share of that year’s name registrations
First given names from provincial and territorial vital statistics across Canada; any name-sex-year under 5 is excluded at source, and small Quebec counts carry a randomized adjustment made at source. Shares divide by Statistics Canada’s count of live births for the year; the 2024 count is preliminary. Source: Statistics Canada, first names at birth (table 17-10-0147-01)
England and Wales
1 in 49,000
In England and Wales, 12 boys named Kasen were born in 2025, ranked 2,014th among boys that year.
share of that year’s name registrations
Birth registrations in England and Wales (not the whole UK); exact spellings are counted separately, and any spelling under 3 in a year is withheld at source. Source: Office for National Statistics, baby names in England and Wales
Not on the record in Spain, Mexico City, Argentina, Puerto Rico, Scotland and Poland: those registries withhold small counts, so rare uses may sit below their floors.
Not on the Chile record: nametree keeps spellings that reached 5 registrations in some year, so rarer uses are not shown. Not on the Montevideo record for 1940 to 2011: that registry withholds nothing, so this spelling was not given there in those years. Not on the France record: nametree keeps spellings that reached 20 births in some year, so rarer uses are not shown. Not on the South Australia record for 1944 to 2017: that registry withholds nothing, so this spelling was not given there in those years. Not on the Austria record for 1984 to 2025: Statistik Austria publishes every first name down to a single birth, so this name was not given there in those years (before 2010 the record covers babies with Austrian citizenship only). Not on Norway’s list: Statistics Norway lists only first names carried by 200 or more living people, so rarer names are not shown.
When you meet Kasen
Most people given the name Kasen in the United States are children or teenagers today. The name belongs to this generation.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Kasen deep dive
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