Kayson

Meaning: “house”
Origin: Italian — Variant of Cason, from a Venetan form of casa

Origin: English place name — Variant of Cason, from the surname derived from Cawston

Boy's name · #264 in the US (2025) · Trending

Popularity over time

Kayson is moving up the charts. First recorded in 1982, it stood at #264 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet; about 15,000 boys have been named Kayson along the way.

Across the states

In recent years, Kayson ran 3–4× its national rate in Mississippi and Louisiana—ranked #57 in Mississippi in 2025.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 44 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

See how Kayson ranks in other countries and regions.

#335 in N. Ireland (2025) · #523 in England & Wales (2025) · #605 in Scotland (2025) · #752 in Ireland (2025) · #2,631 in France (2025) · #552 in Canada (2024).

Famous Kaysons

Kayson Cunningham — American baseball player (born 2006)

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variants Kaison (#540) and Cayson (#835), Kayson would rank around #170 with about 2,200 births last year — the newborns split about 60/26/14 across Kayson, Kaison, and Cayson.

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