US rank #5088 Boys' name Peak 2013 929 births

Kaven — #5088 US boys' name

929 babies named Kaven in U.S. Social Security records since 1951, with the highest year being 2013. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s111960s541970s221980s631990s1182000s2512010s2852020s125
#5088
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 64% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Kaven was born in this single decade.

2013
Single peak year

44 babies were named Kaven in 2013 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kaven

The Social Security Administration has registered 929 babies named Kaven between 1951 and 2024, spanning 74 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kaven currently holds the #5088 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2013, when 44 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kaven performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 285 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Kaven shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 16 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Louisiana. In total, SSA state-level files list Kaven in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kaven 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 929 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.

Kaven at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

929

Since 1951

74 years of records

Peak year

2013

44 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#5,088

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1951

Recorded for 74 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kaven popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1951

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2013)
44
Annual births at peak — across 74 years of records
01020304050 202420162008200019921984196919571951 5

Kaven by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
285 births that decade — 31% of Kaven's all-time total
1950s111960s541970s221980s631990s1182000s2512010s2852020s125

Kaven by state

Where Kaven concentrates geographically — total births since 1951

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Kaven
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
16 1.7%
#2 California
10 1.1%
#3 Louisiana
6 0.6%
#4 Tennessee
5 0.5%
Texas share of Kaven's total US births 1.7%
Even split

16 of 929 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kaven?
929 babies have been named Kaven since 1951. It currently ranks #5088 among boys. The peak year was 2013 with 44 births.
When was Kaven most popular?
Kaven was most popular in the 2010s decade with 285 total births. The single peak year was 2013.
Where is Kaven most popular?
The top states for the name Kaven are Texas (16 births), California (10 births), Louisiana (6 births).
How long has the name Kaven been used?
Kaven has been recorded in Social Security data since 1951, spanning 74 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kaven?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kavin, Kavon, Kavion, Kavan, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1951–2024 (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.