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Kayson

Pronounced K EY1 S AH0 N (ARPABET)

  • 2 syllables
  • Peaked 2022
  • 43 years in use
  • 4 spellings
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How popular is Kayson?

Kayson is a boys' name, and first appears in 1982. It has been given to 28,092 children — the 650th most common boys' name on record.

It is climbing hard: about three times as many births in the past decade as in the one before it. Its best single year was 2022, when 2,368 children were given it.

Four other spellings are counted in that total — Cayson, Kaysen, Caysen and one more — because they are pronounced identically.

06251,2501,8752,5001990200020102020
20222,368

Spelling variants

These spellings sound identical to Kayson and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.

  • Cayson
  • Kaysen
  • Caysen
  • Kaysun

Characteristics

  • 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
Pronunciations:
K EY1 S AH0 N · K EY1 S AH1 N · K EY1 S EH1 N
Stress pattern:
10 · 11 · 11
Syllables:
2

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Names like Kayson

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Sibling names for Kayson

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

Frequently asked questions

How popular is the name Kayson?
Kayson ranks 650th among boys' names in US records, with 28,092 births since 1982. Over the past decade it accounts for 20,642.
Is Kayson a unisex name?
No. Kayson is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Kayson most popular?
2022, when 2,368 children were given the name. It has been in use for 43 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
How else is Kayson spelled?
Cayson, Kaysen, Caysen, Kaysun. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.