Boys' name · since 2004
Kauan
358 babies named Kauan in U.S. Social Security records since 2004, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,631 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,217 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 358
- born since 2004
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Kauan is the #10217 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 358 recorded since 2004.
Kauan has 358 recorded births among boys since 2004, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #10217 as of the latest data, more common than 27% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2004 to 2025.
- #9,631 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,217 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 358 born since 2004
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kauan ranks #9,631 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,217 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 358 born since 2004, peaking in the 2000s.
- #9,631 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,217 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 358
- born since 2004
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kauan's 358 recorded births place it above 78.8% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Massachusetts.
How Kauan compares
358 49th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Kauan's all-time total is 3% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kauan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 358 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 49 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kauan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kauan's full recorded timeline at 2014, 29% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 71% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2021, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2009 peak of 49 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kauan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 49
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Kauan by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (168 births, 47% of the file).
2000s was Kauan's strongest decade.
168 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Kauan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
168 births
- 2010s
2010s
149 births
- 2020s 41
2020s
41 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 168 births (47% of all-time use).
Kauan by state
Where Kauan concentrates geographically, total births since 2004
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Massachusetts | | 137 | 38.3% |
| #2 | Connecticut | | 16 | 4.5% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 15 | 4.2% |
| #4 | Florida | | 13 | 3.6% |
137 of 358 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Kauan's data
- Kauan's decade-level peak was the 2000s (168 total births); usage has since declined to 41 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Massachusetts records the most Kauans (137 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Massachusetts names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kauan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~21 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, 2004–2025 (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 Kauan 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.