US rank #12940 Boys' name Peak 1998 98 births

Kavaughn — #12940 US boys' name

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.

1990s212000s602010s62020s11
#12940
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 9% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

61% of everyone ever named Kavaughn was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

9 babies were named Kavaughn in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kavaughn

The Social Security Administration has registered 98 babies named Kavaughn between 1994 and 2024, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kavaughn currently holds the #12940 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kavaughn performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 60 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Kavaughn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kavaughn 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 98 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.

Kavaughn at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

98

Since 1994

31 years of records

Peak year

1998

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#12,940

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1994

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kavaughn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1994

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1998)
9
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
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Kavaughn by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
60 births that decade — 61% of Kavaughn's all-time total
1990s212000s602010s62020s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kavaughn?
98 babies have been named Kavaughn since 1994. It currently ranks #12940 among boys. The peak year was 1998 with 9 births.
When was Kavaughn most popular?
Kavaughn was most popular in the 2000s decade with 60 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
How long has the name Kavaughn been used?
Kavaughn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 31 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kavaughn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kavin, Kavon, Kavion, Kaven, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1994–2024 (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.