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Kacen

♂ Boy

Pronounced KAY-suhn /ˈkeɪ.sən/Medium

Meaning: StoneworkerMedium

In 30 seconds: Kacen is a modern English boy's name meaning 'stoneworker'.
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Origin MediumEnglish
MeaningStoneworker
U.S. rank (2024)#1906 ↗ Rising
2024 U.S. births83 boys (0.00% of U.S. boys)
Peak year2019
Total births (all-time)≈ 1,566

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 201920002024

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

History & Origin

Kacen carries the occupational meaning 'stoneworker' and sits among a cluster of recent respellings — Cayson, Kaison, Kasen, Kason and Kaysen. These variants swap vowels and consonants freely, which is typical of contemporary American invention around this sound. The author Kacen Callender (born 1989), whose books won the National Book Award and World Fantasy Award, uses this exact spelling.

Among its near-twins, Kacen stands out by keeping the soft -cen ending rather than the more common -son or -sen.

Did you know? Kacen is a spelling variant of Cason, so it keeps the same core meaning of 'stoneworker' while changing the visual style.
Overall data confidence 70%
Behind the Name - Kacen — etymology, usage, pronunciation, and related formsU.S. Social Security Administration — 2024 popularity rank and count supplied in the batch input CSV

Variations

CaysonKaisonKasenKasonKaysen

Nicknames

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Famous Bearers

  • ★Kacen Callender (b. 1989)
    American author from the U.S. Virgin Islands whose works King and the Dragonflies and Queen of the Conquered won the National Book Award and World Fantasy Award respectively.

If you like Kacen…

Kasen— A listed variation that simply trades the c for an s.
Kason— A variation of Kacen with an -on ending.
Cayson— A variation that opens with Cay- rather than Ka-.
Kaysen— A vowel-shifted variation in the same modern family.

Frequently Asked

What does the name Kacen mean?

Kacen is usually explained as meaning 'stoneworker' and is most often linked with English tradition.

How do you pronounce Kacen?

It's commonly said KAY-suhn /ˈkeɪ.sən/.

Is Kacen a boy or girl name?

In this batch and in recent U.S. usage data, Kacen is used as a boy name.

How popular is Kacen?

In 2024, Kacen ranked #1906 in the U.S. for boys, with 83 births recorded.