Recorded 1990–2021 Boys' name Peak 2004 198 births

Cavon — boys' name

198 babies named Cavon in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s472000s1052010s412020s5
2000s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Cavon was born in this single decade.

2004
Single peak year

19 babies were named Cavon in 2004 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cavon

The Social Security Administration has registered 198 babies named Cavon between 1990 and 2021, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Cavon currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 2004, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cavon performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 105 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Cavon shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cavon in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 198 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Cavon at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

198

Since 1990

32 years of records

Peak year

2004

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1990

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 2021

Cavon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1990

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2004)
19
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
05101520 202120142010200720042001199619931990 6

Cavon by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
105 births that decade — 53% of Cavon's all-time total
1990s472000s1052010s412020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cavon?
198 babies have been named Cavon since 1990. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 2004 with 19 births.
When was Cavon most popular?
Cavon was most popular in the 2000s decade with 105 total births. The single peak year was 2004.
How long has the name Cavon been used?
Cavon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 32 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Cavon?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Cavan, Cavin, Caven, Cavani, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1990–2021 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.