Boys' name · since 1994
Kavaughn
98 babies named Kavaughn in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #17,544 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 98
- born since 1994
- 2000s
- peak decade
98 boys have been named Kavaughn since 1994, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kavaughn has been recorded 98 times among boys since 1994, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, 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 1994 to 2024.
- #17,544 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 98 born since 1994
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kavaughn ranks #17,544 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 98 born since 1994, peaking in the 2000s.
- #17,544 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 98
- born since 1994
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kavaughn's 98 recorded births place it above 61.35% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Kavaughn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kavaughn splits its recorded history at 2005: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2002 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1998 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kavaughn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2024
- Peak year (1998)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Kavaughn by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (60 births, 61% of the file).
2000s was Kavaughn's strongest decade.
60 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 61% of all-time use.
Kavaughn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 21
1990s
21 births
- 2000s
2000s
60 births
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
- 2020s 11
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 60 births (61% of all-time use).
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- Kavaughn's decade-level peak was the 2000s (60 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Kavaughn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
Similar record span (~30 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, 1994–2024 (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 Kavaughn 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.