US rank #3968 Boys' name Peak 2024 198 births

Kavir — #3968 US boys' name

198 babies named Kavir in U.S. Social Security records since 2014, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s842020s114
#3968
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 72% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Kavir was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

28 babies were named Kavir in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kavir

The Social Security Administration has registered 198 babies named Kavir between 2014 and 2024, spanning 11 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kavir currently holds the #3968 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 28 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kavir performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 114 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Kavir shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 31 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Jersey and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Kavir in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kavir 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 198 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.

Kavir at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

198

Since 2014

11 years of records

Peak year

2024

28 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#3,968

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2014

Recorded for 11 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kavir popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2014

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
28
Annual births at peak — across 11 years of records
51015202530 20242023202220212020201920182017201620152014 11

Kavir by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
114 births that decade — 58% of Kavir's all-time total
2010s842020s114

Kavir by state

Where Kavir concentrates geographically — total births since 2014

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Kavir
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
31 15.7%
#2 New Jersey
6 3.0%
#3 Texas
6 3.0%
California share of Kavir's total US births 15.7%
Even split

31 of 198 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kavir?
198 babies have been named Kavir since 2014. It currently ranks #3968 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 28 births.
When was Kavir most popular?
Kavir was most popular in the 2020s decade with 114 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Kavir most popular?
The top states for the name Kavir are California (31 births), New Jersey (6 births), Texas (6 births).
How long has the name Kavir been used?
Kavir has been recorded in Social Security data since 2014, spanning 11 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kavir?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kavin, Kavon, Kavion, Kaven, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 2014–2024 (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.