Boys' name · since 1974
Kajuan
Kajuan has 668 recorded births since 1974 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1997 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,633 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 668
- born since 1974
- 1990s
- peak decade
668 boys have been named Kajuan since 1974, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Kajuan has 668 recorded births among boys since 1974, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2023.
- #6,633 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 668 born since 1974
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kajuan ranks #6,633 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 668 born since 1974, peaking in the 1990s.
- #6,633 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 668
- born since 1974
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kajuan's 668 recorded births place it above 85.4% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Michigan.
Kajuan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kajuan's SSA record in two at 1999 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1974, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1997 peak of 31, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kajuan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2023
- Peak year (1997)
- 31
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Kajuan by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (220 births, 33% of the file).
1990s was Kajuan's strongest decade.
220 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Kajuan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 45
1970s
45 births
- 1980s 82
1980s
82 births
- 1990s
1990s
220 births
- 2000s
2000s
198 births
- 2010s
2010s
102 births
- 2020s 21
2020s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 220 births (33% of all-time use).
How Kajuan compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Kajuan's total volume
Kajuan by state
Where Kajuan concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Michigan | | 28 | 4.2% |
28 of 668 births nationwide.
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What to do with Kajuan's data
- Kajuan's decade-level peak was the 1990s (220 total births); usage has since declined to 21 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Michigan records the most Kajuans (28 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Michigan names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kajuan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1997)
Similar record span (~49 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1974–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Kajuan draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.