Boys' name · since 2014
Kavir
Since 2014, U.S. Social Security records show 218 babies named Kavir, peaking in 2024. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,429 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,031 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 218
- born since 2014
- 2020s
- peak decade
Kavir currently ranks #5031 among boys' names in America, with 218 babies recorded since 2014.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kavir has been recorded 218 times among boys since 2014, currently ranked #5031 nationally and more common than 64% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2014 to 2025.
- #12,429 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,031 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 218 born since 2014
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kavir ranks #12,429 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,031 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 218 born since 2014, peaking in the 2020s.
- #12,429 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,031 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 218
- born since 2014
- 2020s
- peak decade
Kavir's 218 recorded births place it above 72.64% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Kavir compares
218 40th percentile among 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
Kavir's all-time total is 41% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kavir | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 218 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 28 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kavir's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kavir's full recorded timeline at 2020, 61% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 39% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2016, with just 10 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2024 peak of 28 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kavir popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 12 years of records
Kavir by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (134 births, 61% of the file).
2020s was Kavir's strongest decade.
134 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 61% of all-time use.
Kavir births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
84 births
- 2020s
2020s
134 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 134 births (61% of all-time use).
Kavir by state
Where Kavir concentrates geographically, total births since 2014
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 37 | 17.0% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 6 | 2.8% |
| #3 | Texas | | 6 | 2.8% |
37 of 218 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Kavir's data
- California records the most Kavirs (37 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 Kavir: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~11 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, 2014–2025 (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 Kavir 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.