Cayson is an uncommon boys' name that peaked in 2016 and has grown less common since.
Cayson is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #835 for boy births in the United States (and #1,704 across all names), given to 296 babies. Cayson first appears in 1993 and peaked in 2016 (526 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 296 | 296 | — | #835 |
| 2024 | 332 | 332 | — | #764 |
| 2023 | 316 | 316 | — | #794 |
| 2022 | 396 | 396 | — | #683 |
| 2021 | 437 | 437 | — | #632 |
| 2020 | 354 | 354 | — | #709 |
| 2019 | 406 | 406 | #16,020 | #659 |
| 2018 | 432 | 432 | #16,176 | #624 |
| 2017 | 480 | 480 | #12,990 | #576 |
| 2016 | 526 | 526 | — | #550 |
| 2015 | 430 | 430 | — | #624 |
| 2014 | 360 | 360 | — | #694 |
| 2013 | 263 | 263 | — | #822 |
| 2012 | 256 | 256 | #17,411 | #847 |
| 2011 | 195 | 195 | — | #995 |
| 2010 | 181 | 181 | #13,757 | #1,102 |
| 2009 | 181 | 181 | #15,628 | #1,065 |
| 2008 | 171 | 171 | #15,785 | #1,112 |
| 2007 | 98 | 98 | — | #1,595 |
| 2006 | 69 | 69 | — | #1,950 |
| 2005 | 39 | 39 | — | #2,760 |
| 2004 | 32 | 32 | — | #3,090 |
| 2003 | 39 | 39 | #12,657 | #3,001 |
| 2002 | 24 | 24 | — | #3,574 |
| 2001 | 23 | 23 | — | #3,631 |
| 2000 | 21 | 21 | — | #3,787 |
| 1999 | 12 | 12 | — | #5,359 |
| 1998 | 11 | 11 | — | #5,527 |
| 1997 | 6 | — | — | #8,289 |
| 1996 | 9 | — | — | #6,060 |
| 1995 | 7 | — | — | #7,102 |
| 1994 | 6 | — | — | #7,925 |
| 1993 | 7 | — | — | #6,926 |