US rank #11263 Boys' name Peak 2013 139 births

Kayvan — #11263 US boys' name

139 babies named Kayvan in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 2013. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s191990s292000s132010s532020s25
#11263
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 21% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Kayvan was born in this single decade.

2013
Single peak year

11 babies were named Kayvan in 2013 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kayvan

The Social Security Administration has registered 139 babies named Kayvan between 1984 and 2024, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kayvan currently holds the #11263 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2013, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kayvan performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 53 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Kayvan shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Kayvan in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kayvan 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 139 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.

Kayvan at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

139

Since 1984

41 years of records

Peak year

2013

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#11,263

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1984

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kayvan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1984

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2013)
11
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
4681012 20242020201620112005199219891984 6

Kayvan by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
53 births that decade — 38% of Kayvan's all-time total
1980s191990s292000s132010s532020s25

Kayvan by state

Where Kayvan concentrates geographically — total births since 1984

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Kayvan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
6 4.3%
California share of Kayvan's total US births 4.3%

6 of 139 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kayvan?
139 babies have been named Kayvan since 1984. It currently ranks #11263 among boys. The peak year was 2013 with 11 births.
When was Kayvan most popular?
Kayvan was most popular in the 2010s decade with 53 total births. The single peak year was 2013.
Where is Kayvan most popular?
The top states for the name Kayvan are California (6 births).
How long has the name Kayvan been used?
Kayvan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1984, spanning 41 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kayvan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kayden, Kayson, Kaysen, Kay, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1984–2024 (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.