Kson
A gender-neutral name with uncertain origins or meaning.
Name Census estimates that about 14 living Americans carry the first name Kson. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Kson today is around 7 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Kson births was 2023 (8 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Kson. 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.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Kson. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
14
~ 1 in 24,482,453 Americans
Peak year
2023
8 babies that year
Average age
7
years old
2023 SSA rank
#9,394
Tracked since 2013
Popularity
Kson: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Kson from the 2010s through to the 2020s, spanning 2 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2020s, with 8 total registrations. The name continues to be given at rates close to its all-time high, suggesting it has not yet fallen out of fashion.
Babies born per year
Decades
Kson 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 Kson during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Kson
The name Kson is believed to have originated in the ancient Sumerian civilization, which flourished in Mesopotamia (modern-day Iraq) around 3500 BC. It is thought to be derived from the Sumerian words "ksu" meaning "grain" and "on" meaning "abundance" or "prosperity". Together, the name Kson could have signified a bountiful harvest or a person blessed with agricultural wealth and abundance.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Kson can be found in a cuneiform tablet from the city of Uruk, dating back to around 2800 BC. The tablet appears to be a record of landowners and their holdings, with a person named Kson listed as a prominent landowner and farmer.
In ancient Sumerian mythology, there are references to a minor deity named Kson, who was associated with fertility and agricultural prosperity. While not a major figure in the pantheon, this deity was likely revered by farmers and those involved in agriculture.
Throughout history, there have been a few notable individuals who bore the name Kson. One of the earliest was Kson of Akkad, a high-ranking official and advisor to the Akkadian king Sargon the Great, who ruled around 2350 BC. Kson was known for his wisdom and expertise in matters of governance and administration.
Another historical figure was Kson the Scribe, a renowned scholar and writer who lived in the city of Babylon during the reign of King Nebuchadnezzar II (604-562 BC). Kson is credited with compiling and preserving many of the ancient Mesopotamian texts and literary works that have survived to this day.
In the realm of philosophy, there was Kson of Miletus, a Greek thinker who lived in the 6th century BC and was part of the Milesian school of natural philosophy. He is known for his theories on the nature of the universe and the concept of a single, primordial substance from which all matter is derived.
During the medieval period, there was Kson the Illuminator, an Armenian monk and scholar who lived in the 5th century AD. He is revered as a saint in the Armenian Apostolic Church and is credited with inventing the Armenian alphabet, which played a crucial role in the preservation of Armenian language and culture.
One of the more recent historical figures with the name Kson was Kson al-Baghdadi, an Iraqi mathematician and astronomer who lived in the 9th century AD during the Islamic Golden Age. He made significant contributions to the fields of algebra, geometry, and astronomy, and his works were widely studied and influential in the Islamic world and beyond.
People
Kson + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Kson 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
Kson: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kson?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 14 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Kson 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 24,482,453 US residents.
Is Kson a common name?
We classify Kson as "Very Rare". It ranks above 34% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 14 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Kson most popular?
The single biggest year for Kson was 2023, when 8 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Kson is about 7 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
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 Kson in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Kson a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Kson 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 Kson still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Kson 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 Kson 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.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only covers names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files do not have a published Census demographic snapshot. In those cases, the page still shows the SSA trend, gender history, and state data.
How many Americans are named Kson?
See how many people have the name Kson on HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site built around that single question.