Boys' name · since 1984
Kayvan
Kayvan has 139 recorded births since 1984 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2013 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #15,267 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 139
- born since 1984
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kayvan sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 139 recorded since 1984.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kayvan has been recorded 139 times among boys since 1984, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1984 to 2024.
- #15,267 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 139 born since 1984
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kayvan ranks #15,267 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 139 born since 1984, peaking in the 2010s.
- #15,267 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 139
- born since 1984
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kayvan's 139 recorded births place it above 66.37% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Kayvan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kayvan's full recorded timeline at 2010, 56% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 44% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1989, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2013 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kayvan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–2024
- Peak year (2013)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Kayvan by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (53 births, 38% of the file).
2010s was Kayvan's strongest decade.
53 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Kayvan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 19
1980s
19 births
- 1990s
1990s
29 births
- 2000s 13
2000s
13 births
- 2010s
2010s
53 births
- 2020s
2020s
25 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 53 births (38% of all-time use).
Kayvan by state
Where Kayvan concentrates geographically, total births since 1984
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6 | 4.3% |
6 of 139 births nationwide.
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- Kayvan's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (53 total births) through the 2020s (25) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Kayvans (6 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 Kayvan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~40 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, 1984–2024 (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 Kayvan 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.