Given name
Kayson
“a seer”
In English use, Kayson is a variant of Cason. One Greek interpretation is “a seer.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Kayson is a variant of Cason. One Greek interpretation is “a seer.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In English use, Kayson is a variant of 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 1982. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kayson through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 15,487
- 15,201 boys · 286 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 1,314 babies
- 2025
- 1,314
- #264 for boys · #10,500 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +23%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 1,305 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 264 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 23.1% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 9 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (122). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 6,848 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Kayson’s family of names
In English usage, Kayson has a related form in Cason.
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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