Boys' name · since 2013
Kawhi
Since 2013, U.S. Social Security records show 400 babies named Kawhi, peaking in 2019. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,025 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,394 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 400
- born since 2013
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kawhi currently ranks #6394 among boys' names in America, with 400 babies recorded since 2013.
Kawhi has 400 recorded births among boys since 2013, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6394 as of the latest data, more common than 54% 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 2013 to 2025.
- #9,025 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,394 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 400 born since 2013
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kawhi ranks #9,025 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,394 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 400 born since 2013, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,025 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,394 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 400
- born since 2013
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kawhi's 400 recorded births place it above 80.14% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Kawhi compares
400 Top 49% higher than 51% 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
Kawhi's all-time total is 8% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kawhi | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 400 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 70 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kawhi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kawhi's full recorded timeline at 2019, 59% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 41% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2013, with just 7 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2019 peak of 70 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kawhi popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 70
- Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
Kawhi by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (234 births, 59% of the file).
2010s was Kawhi's strongest decade.
234 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Kawhi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
234 births
- 2020s
2020s
166 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 234 births (59% of all-time use).
Kawhi by state
Where Kawhi concentrates geographically, total births since 2013
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 12 | 3.0% |
| #2 | New York | | 12 | 3.0% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 10 | 2.5% |
| #4 | Florida | | 8 | 2.0% |
| #5 | Arizona | | 5 | 1.3% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 5 | 1.3% |
| #7 | Tennessee | | 5 | 1.3% |
12 of 400 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Kawhi's data
- Kawhi's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (234 total births) through the 2020s (166) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Kawhis (12 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Kawhi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~12 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, 2013–2025 (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 Kawhi 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.