Given name & surname
Cason
“a seer”
Cason is used as a given name and a surname. One Greek interpretation is “a seer.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Greek interpretation is “a seer.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Greek.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1973. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Cason through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 11,388
- 11,308 boys · 80 girls
- Most popular year
- 2014
- 731 babies
- 2025
- 296
- #846 for boys · #15,380 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −38%
- Cooling
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 291 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 846 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 38.9% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 725 in 2014. It also appeared in 5 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (47). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 8,783 as a first name in 2020; 11,281 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Cason’s family of names
In English usage, Cason has a related form in Kason. In English usage, Cason has a related form in Kasen. In English usage, Cason has a related form in KAYSON.
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Nicknames & forms 10
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Kaysonvariant · English
- Kaysenvariant · English
- Kasenvariant · English
- Kaisonvariant · English
- Kasonvariant · English
- Caysonvariant · English
- Casenvariant · English
- Caisonvariant
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Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Cason
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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