Kason
A masculine name of English origin meaning "small child" or "young son".
Name Census estimates that about 14,330 living Americans carry the first name Kason. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Kason today is around 12 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Kason births was 2019 (897 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Kason. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Kason with official rankings and popularity over time.
Key insights
- • Kason is a relatively new arrival in the SSA data. The average bearer is just 12 years old, meaning it gained most of its traction in the last two decades.
People living today
14K
~ 1 in 23,919 Americans
Peak year
2019
897 babies that year
Average age
12
years old
2024 SSA rank
#568
Tracked since 1974
Census
Kason in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 9,949 people with the first name Kason, which placed it at #2,475 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#2,475
National first-name rank
People counted
9.9K
9,949 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
3.3
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
65.8% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Kason
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Kason is White at 65.8%. The next largest groups are Black (16.9%) and Two or More Races (6.7%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Kason described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Kason at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White65.8% · 6,544
- Black or African American16.9% · 1,686
- Two or more races6.7% · 668
- Hispanic or Latino6.7% · 664
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.4% · 241
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.5% · 146
Gender
Gender distribution for Kason
Out of the 14,462 babies given the name Kason since 1880, 99.7% were registered as male. The name sits firmly on the male side of the spectrum, with only a handful of female registrations across the entire dataset.
Kason as a male name
- Ranked #568 in 2024
- 514 male births in 2024
- Peak: 2019 (897 births)
Kason as a female name
- Ranked #15,000 in 2017
- 6 female births in 2017
- Peak: 2016 (9 births)
2020 Census snapshot
In the 2020 Census sex table, Kason leans strongly male. 9,840 people counted with this name were male (98.9%), compared with 105 female bearers (1.1%).
Popularity
Kason: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Kason from the 1970s through to the 2020s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 7,942 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Kason remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Kason by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Kason during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Kasons live
The SSA's state-level files cover 46 states and territories. Texas, Georgia, Florida recorded the most babies named Kason, while Wyoming, Rhode Island, New Hampshire recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 281 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Kason
The name Kason finds its origins in the English language, emerging as a variant of the more traditional name Jason. The etymology of Jason can be traced back to ancient Greek, derived from the name Iaso, which was a derivative of the Greek verb "iasthai," meaning "to heal."
In Greek mythology, Jason was a famous hero renowned for his leadership of the Argonauts in the quest for the Golden Fleece. This heroic figure was celebrated in numerous ancient texts, including the Argonautica by Apollonius Rhodius and the Bibliotheca by Pseudo-Apollodorus.
The earliest recorded instances of the name Kason can be found in historical records dating back to the late 19th century. One notable bearer of this name was Kason Hendricks (1864-1931), an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from West Virginia.
Another significant figure was Kason J. Forman (1878-1952), an American businessman and philanthropist who made significant contributions to educational institutions in his native New York City. His legacy includes the establishment of the Kason J. Forman Scholarship Fund, which continues to support students to this day.
In the realm of literature, Kason Bloomfield (1892-1968) was a celebrated American novelist and short story writer known for his vivid portrayal of rural life in the American South. His works, such as "The Dispossessed" and "The Orchard Walls," garnered critical acclaim and earned him a place among the notable writers of his time.
The world of sports also boasts notable individuals bearing the name Kason. Kason Lee (1924-2002) was an American professional baseball player who played as an outfielder for several teams, including the St. Louis Cardinals and the Philadelphia Phillies, during his career in the 1940s and 1950s.
In more recent times, Kason Gaines (born 1988) has made a name for himself as a successful American football player, playing the position of defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) for teams like the Denver Broncos and the Miami Dolphins.
While the name Kason may not be as widely recognized as its parent name Jason, it has nevertheless carved out a distinct identity over the centuries, carried by individuals who have left their mark across various fields, from politics and business to literature and sports.
People
Kason + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Kason as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with K
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Kason: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kason?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 14,330 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Kason going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 23,919 US residents.
Is Kason a common name?
We classify Kason as "Uncommon". It ranks above 98.2% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 14,462 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Kason most popular?
The single biggest year for Kason was 2019, when 897 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Kason is about 12 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Kason in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 9,949 people with the name Kason, or 3.29 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #2,475 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Kason in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Kason?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Kason leans strongly male. 9,840 people counted with this name were male (98.9%), compared with 105 female bearers (1.1%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Kason?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Kason is White at 65.8%. The next largest groups are Black (16.9%) and Two or More Races (6.7%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Kason most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Kason in the 2020 Census, accounting for 65.8% (6,544 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Kason in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Kason a male name?
Yes, 99.7% of people registered as Kason in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Kason still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Kason in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Kason can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people share the name Kason?
For a faster, more casual read, check HowManyOfMe.org — our sister site built around that single question.