Boys' name · since 1973
Kaveh
421 babies named Kaveh in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1983. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,761 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,542 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 421
- born since 1973
- 1980s
- peak decade
421 babies have been named Kaveh since 1973, making it today's #6542 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaveh has been recorded 421 times among boys since 1973, currently ranked #6542 nationally and more common than 53% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2025.
- #8,761 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,542 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 421 born since 1973
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaveh ranks #8,761 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,542 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 421 born since 1973, peaking in the 1980s.
- #8,761 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,542 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 421
- born since 1973
- 1980s
- peak decade
Kaveh's 421 recorded births place it above 80.73% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Kaveh compares
421 Top 48% higher than 52% 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
Kaveh's all-time total is 14% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kaveh | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 421 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 18 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kaveh's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kaveh's full recorded timeline at 2001, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1976, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1983 peak of 18 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kaveh popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2025
- Peak year (1983)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Kaveh by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (99 births, 24% of the file).
1980s was Kaveh's strongest decade.
99 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Kaveh births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
42 births
- 1980s
1980s
99 births
- 1990s
1990s
60 births
- 2000s
2000s
75 births
- 2010s
2010s
87 births
- 2020s
2020s
58 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 99 births (24% of all-time use).
Kaveh by state
Where Kaveh concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 43 | 10.2% |
| #2 | Washington | | 5 | 1.2% |
43 of 421 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Kaveh's data
- Kaveh's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (99 total births) through the 2020s (58) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Kavehs (43 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kaveh: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1983)
Similar record span (~52 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, 1973–2025 (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 Kaveh 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.