Kycen is a modern American coinage, a respelling of Kyson or Kaysen in the style of Jaxon and Kason; it has no established meaning, though Kyson is sometimes read as "son of Kai" or as an extension of the nickname Ky. The name jumped in the United States from number 2616 in 2024 to number 1660 in 2025, its best rank so far, with 101 boys.