Recorded 1980–2011 Boys' name Peak 1980 13 births

Kavis — boys' name

13 babies named Kavis in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s82010s5

The verdict

13 boys have been named Kavis since 1980, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2011.

13
total births
1980–2011
years on record
1980s
peak decade
62%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

62% of everyone ever named Kavis was born in this single decade.

1980
Single peak year

8 babies were named Kavis in 1980 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kavis

The Social Security Administration has registered 13 babies named Kavis between 1980 and 2011, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kavis currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2011. The name reached its historical peak in 1980, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kavis performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 8 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Kavis shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kavis 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 13 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.

Kavis at a glance

Last recorded 2011

Total births

13

Since 1980

32 years of records

Peak year

1980

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2011

Active since

1980

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 2011

Kavis popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–1980

Last recorded 2011
Peak year (1980)
8
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
456789 20111980 8

Kavis by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
8 births that decade — 62% of Kavis's all-time total
1980s82010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kavis?
13 babies have been named Kavis since 1980. It was last recorded in 2011. The peak year was 1980 with 8 births.
When was Kavis most popular?
Kavis was most popular in the 1980s decade with 8 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
How long has the name Kavis been used?
Kavis has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 32 years of data through 2011.
What names are similar to Kavis?
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.

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, 1980–2011 (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.