Boys' name · since 1950
Kavin
2,934 babies named Kavin in U.S. Social Security records since 1950, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,575 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,977 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,934
- born since 1950
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Kavin is the #3977 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 2,934 recorded since 1950.
Kavin has 2,934 recorded births among boys since 1950, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3977 as of the latest data, more common than 71% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1950 to 2025.
- #2,575 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,977 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,934 born since 1950
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kavin ranks #2,575 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,977 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,934 born since 1950, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,575 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,977 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,934
- born since 1950
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kavin's 2,934 recorded births place it above 94.33% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
17 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Kavin compares
2,934 Top 18% higher than 82% 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
Kavin's all-time total is 8x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kavin | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,934 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 95 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kavin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kavin's SSA record in two at 1988 and the more recent half accounts for 66% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 34%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1950, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2010 peak of 95, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kavin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1950–2025
- Peak year (2010)
- 95
- Annual births at peak, across 76 years of records
Kavin by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (762 births, 26% of the file).
2010s was Kavin's strongest decade.
762 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Kavin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 135
1950s
135 births
- 1960s
1960s
345 births
- 1970s 288
1970s
288 births
- 1980s 295
1980s
295 births
- 1990s
1990s
306 births
- 2000s
2000s
638 births
- 2010s
2010s
762 births
- 2020s 165
2020s
165 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 762 births (26% of all-time use).
How Kavin 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 Kavin's total volume
Kavin by state
Where Kavin concentrates geographically, total births since 1950
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 292 | 10.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 234 | 8.0% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 74 | 2.5% |
| #4 | New York | | 38 | 1.3% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 34 | 1.2% |
| #6 | Louisiana | | 15 | 0.5% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 15 | 0.5% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 12 | 0.4% |
292 of 2,934 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 17 reporting states.
Kavin appears in 17 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kavin's data
- Kavin's decade-level peak was the 2010s (762 total births); usage has since declined to 165 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Kavins (292 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 Kavin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~75 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, 1950–2025 (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 Kavin 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.