Boys' name · since 1999
Kavian
Kavian has 165 recorded births since 1999 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2009 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14,134 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 165
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
165 boys have been named Kavian since 1999, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Kavian recorded 165 times among boys since 1999, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, 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 1999 to 2024.
- #14,134 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 165 born since 1999
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kavian ranks #14,134 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 165 born since 1999, peaking in the 2010s.
- #14,134 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 165
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kavian's 165 recorded births place it above 68.88% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Kavian's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kavian's SSA record in two at 2014 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1999, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2009 peak of 16, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kavian popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2024
- Peak year (2009)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Kavian by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (79 births, 48% of the file).
2010s was Kavian's strongest decade.
79 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Kavian births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
42 births
- 2010s
2010s
79 births
- 2020s
2020s
39 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 79 births (48% of all-time use).
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- Kavian's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (79 total births) through the 2020s (39) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Kavian: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~25 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, 1999–2024 (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 Kavian 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.