Boys' name · since 1968
Kavan
885 babies named Kavan in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,547 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,891 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 885
- born since 1968
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kavan currently ranks #9891 among boys' names in America, with 885 babies recorded since 1968.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kavan has been recorded 885 times among boys since 1968, currently ranked #9891 nationally and more common than 29% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1968 to 2025.
- #5,547 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,891 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 885 born since 1968
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kavan ranks #5,547 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,891 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 885 born since 1968, peaking in the 2000s.
- #5,547 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,891 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 885
- born since 1968
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kavan's 885 recorded births place it above 87.79% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Kavan compares
885 Top 34% higher than 66% of 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
Kavan's all-time total is 140% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kavan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 885 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 41 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kavan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kavan splits its recorded history at 2002: 62% of all births land in the more recent half, 38% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1968 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2005 peak of 41 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kavan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–2025
- Peak year (2005)
- 41
- Annual births at peak, across 58 years of records
Kavan by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (323 births, 36% of the file).
2000s was Kavan's strongest decade.
323 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Kavan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 12
1960s
12 births
- 1970s 15
1970s
15 births
- 1980s 57
1980s
57 births
- 1990s
1990s
189 births
- 2000s
2000s
323 births
- 2010s
2010s
220 births
- 2020s 69
2020s
69 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 323 births (36% of all-time use).
How Kavan 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 Kavan's total volume
Kavan by state
Where Kavan concentrates geographically, total births since 1968
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 37 | 4.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 17 | 1.9% |
37 of 885 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Kavan's data
- Kavan's decade-level peak was the 2000s (323 total births); usage has since declined to 69 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Kavans (37 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Kavan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~57 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, 1968–2025 (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 Kavan 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.