Boys' name · since 1951
Kaven
953 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.
- #5,290 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,425 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 953
- born since 1951
- 2010s
- peak decade
953 babies have been named Kaven since 1951, making it today's #4425 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Kaven recorded 953 times among boys since 1951, holding rank #4425 nationally today, ahead of 68% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1951 to 2025.
- #5,290 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,425 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 953 born since 1951
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaven ranks #5,290 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,425 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 953 born since 1951, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,290 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,425 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 953
- born since 1951
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kaven's 953 recorded births place it above 88.36% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Kaven compares
953 Top 32% higher than 68% 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
Kaven's all-time total is 158% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kaven | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 953 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 44 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kaven's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kaven's full recorded timeline at 1996, 78% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 22% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1951, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2013 peak of 44 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kaven popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1951–2025
- Peak year (2013)
- 44
- Annual births at peak, across 75 years of records
Kaven by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (286 births, 30% of the file).
2010s was Kaven's strongest decade.
286 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Kaven births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 11
1950s
11 births
- 1960s 54
1960s
54 births
- 1970s 22
1970s
22 births
- 1980s 63
1980s
63 births
- 1990s
1990s
118 births
- 2000s
2000s
251 births
- 2010s
2010s
286 births
- 2020s
2020s
148 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 286 births (30% of all-time use).
How Kaven 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 Kaven's total volume
Kaven by state
Where Kaven concentrates geographically, total births since 1951
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 21 | 2.2% |
| #2 | California | | 10 | 1.0% |
| #3 | Louisiana | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #4 | Tennessee | | 5 | 0.5% |
21 of 953 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Kaven's data
- Kaven's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (286 total births) through the 2020s (148) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Kavens (21 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Kaven: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2013)
Similar record span (~74 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, 1951–2025 (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 Kaven 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.