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Cason

Boy

Meaning of Cason: American: 'modern invention'

Cason is a boy's name most strongly associated with American naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 837th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 3688th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#837

296 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#3688

5 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

11,388

First recorded 1973 · peak 2014

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 13 babies1982: 25 babies1983: 24 babies1984: 25 babies1985: 31 babies1986: 25 babies1987: 20 babies1988: 26 babies1989: 43 babies1990: 24 babies19901991: 30 babies1992: 37 babies1993: 33 babies1994: 32 babies1995: 69 babies1996: 63 babies1997: 63 babies1998: 68 babies1999: 108 babies2000: 103 babies20002001: 149 babies2002: 171 babies2003: 180 babies2004: 222 babies2005: 239 babies2006: 282 babies2007: 324 babies2008: 456 babies2009: 489 babies2010: 548 babies20102011: 511 babies2012: 587 babies2013: 686 babies2014: 731 babies2015: 659 babies2016: 655 babies2017: 572 babies2018: 515 babies2019: 467 babies2020: 395 babies20202021: 377 babies2022: 323 babies2023: 324 babies2024: 284 babies2025: 296 babies
US babies named Cason per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 731.

Gender split

99% boys · 1% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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