Boys' name · since 1972
Kawan
568 babies named Kawan in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,318 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,085 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 568
- born since 1972
- 2000s
- peak decade
568 babies have been named Kawan since 1972, making it today's #9085 boys' name.
Kawan has 568 recorded births among boys since 1972, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #9085 as of the latest data, more common than 35% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2025.
- #7,318 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,085 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 568 born since 1972
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kawan ranks #7,318 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,085 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 568 born since 1972, peaking in the 2000s.
- #7,318 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,085 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 568
- born since 1972
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kawan's 568 recorded births place it above 83.9% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Kawan compares
568 Top 42% higher than 58% 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
Kawan's all-time total is 54% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kawan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 568 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 21 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kawan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kawan's full recorded timeline at 1999, 45% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 55% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1972, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2007 peak of 21 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kawan popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Kawan popularity over time - girls
15 total births recorded since 1972 (Kawan as girls' name)
Kawan by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (145 births, 26% of the file).
2000s was Kawan's strongest decade.
145 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Kawan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
97 births
- 1980s
1980s
88 births
- 1990s
1990s
134 births
- 2000s
2000s
145 births
- 2010s
2010s
73 births
- 2020s 31
2020s
31 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 145 births (26% of all-time use).
How Kawan 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 Kawan's total volume
Kawan by state
Where Kawan concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 45 | 7.9% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 19 | 3.3% |
| #3 | Massachusetts | | 17 | 3.0% |
45 of 568 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Kawan's data
- Kawan's decade-level peak was the 2000s (145 total births); usage has since declined to 31 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Kawans (45 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Kawan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~53 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, 1972–2025 (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 Kawan 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.