How Many People Are Named Kagen?
An estimated 533 people in the United States have the first name Kagen. It is predominantly male (96.9%). The average bearer is 21 years old, and Kagen peaked in popularity in 2007 with 41 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kagen as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Kagen paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
533
About 1 in 643,066 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
96.9% confidence
Average Age
21
years old
Peak Year
2007
41 births
Total Registered
541
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kagen
Kagen is predominantly male (96.9%), though 17 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Kagen as a male name
Ranked #13,056 in 2021
5 male births in 2021
Peak: 2007 (41 births)
Kagen as a female name
Ranked #16,387 in 2008
6 female births in 2008
Peak: 1998 (6 births)
Kagen: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kagen span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 246 babies were registered. Kagen has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Kagen by Decade
How has Kagen tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Kagen by State
Kagen + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kagen as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kagen
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Kagen: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kagen?
We estimate approximately 533 people named Kagen are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 643,066 Americans share this first name.
Is Kagen a common name?
Kagen is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 85.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 541 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kagen most popular?
Kagen reached peak popularity in 2007, when 41 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kagen is approximately 21 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kagen a male name?
Kagen is predominantly male. 96.9% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kagen Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kagen Smith, Kagen Johnson, Kagen Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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