Given name & surname
Kason
“a seer”
In English use, Kason has a related form in Cason. One Greek interpretation is “a seer.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Kason has a related form in Cason. One Greek interpretation is “a seer.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In English use, Kason has a related form in Cason. An origin associated with Cason is Greek.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1974. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kason through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 14,951
- 14,904 boys · 47 girls
- Most popular year
- 2019
- 899 babies
- 2025
- 480
- #597 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −30%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 480 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 597 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 30.1% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 899 in 2019. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (58). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 9,945 as a first name in 2020; 121 as a surname in 2010.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Kason’s family of names
In English usage, Kason has a related form in Cason. Kason has a related form in Kasen.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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