Boys' name · since 2003
Kayven
Kayven has 249 recorded births since 2003 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,689 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,156 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 249
- born since 2003
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Kayven is the #5156 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 249 recorded since 2003.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kayven has been recorded 249 times among boys since 2003, currently ranked #5156 nationally and more common than 63% of boys, 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 2003 to 2025.
- #11,689 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,156 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 249 born since 2003
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kayven ranks #11,689 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,156 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 249 born since 2003, peaking in the 2010s.
- #11,689 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,156 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 249
- born since 2003
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kayven's 249 recorded births place it above 74.26% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Louisiana.
How Kayven compares
249 42nd percentile among 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
Kayven's all-time total is 33% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kayven | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 249 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 19 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kayven's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kayven's full recorded timeline at 2015, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2003, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 19 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kayven popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Kayven by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (112 births, 45% of the file).
2010s was Kayven's strongest decade.
112 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Kayven births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
58 births
- 2010s
2010s
112 births
- 2020s
2020s
79 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 112 births (45% of all-time use).
Kayven by state
Where Kayven concentrates geographically, total births since 2003
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Louisiana | | 5 | 2.0% |
5 of 249 births nationwide.
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What to do with Kayven's data
- Kayven's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (112 total births) through the 2020s (79) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Louisiana records the most Kayvens (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Louisiana 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 Kayven: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~22 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, 2003–2025 (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 Kayven 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.