Kaisen means ocean or sea reform — from the Japanese kai (ocean/reform) and sen (fresh). The name carries Japanese ocean-fresh through maximum flowing. Two syllables of Japanese-ocean, fresh-reform, and the most flowing Kai-sen compound.
Kaisen blends Japanese kai (ocean) with sen (fresh). Ocean-fresh flowing compound.
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First recorded
Earliest known use: Japanese compound.
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Today
Kaisen remains a beloved choice, ranking #1134 in the US. 2,326 babies have been named Kaisen since 2004.
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How popular is Kaisen?
2024peak year
The name Kaisen reached its peak in 2024, with 261 registrations (ranked #899). It had only entered records 20 years earlier, in 2004. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #1134) today, averaging about 189 new babies per year. Kaisen has been trending upward in recent years. Across all years on record, approximately 2,326 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
Kaisen's Life Path 5 is the adventurer's number — ocean adventure. People named Kaisen tend to be sharp, fresh, and gifted at being the Japanese ocean-fresh compound.
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