Declining since 2014, #10,695 for boys today.
Popularity of Caeson since 2003
Babies named Caeson per year in U.S. Social Security records. Raw births topped out in 2015, but relative to how few babies were recorded back then, Caeson's real moment was 2021.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2000s | 20 |
| 2010s | 111 |
| 2020s | 49 |
Meaning & origin
Caeson is a modern American name first recorded in 2003, reflecting the ongoing trend of creative '-son' names that have become popular in recent decades. It reached its highest rank of 10,695 in 2021, but its trajectory has been falling since 2014, suggesting a brief spike in interest that may now be waning. Approximately 1 in every 284,679 boys receives the name as of 2025, indicating it remains a rare choice. The name has not been recorded in any top state data, implying it is spread thinly across the country. Without a deep historical etymology, Caeson represents the contemporary practice of assembling familiar sounds into a distinctive, masculine-sounding name.
Caeson is a modern coinage, first recorded in the United States in 2003. It likely follows the trend of creating consonant-heavy, two-syllable names ending in '-son' (like Carson or Mason). It may be a respelling of Cason, a surname of English origin referring to a maker of cases or boxes. The name has gained modest usage in the 21st century without a clear historical or linguistic root.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Cae, Case, Sonny
Sibling names for Caeson
Names that share Caeson's style, for a brother or sister.
