US rank #3112 Boys' name Peak 2013 1,371 births

Kayvon — #3112 US boys' name

1,371 babies named Kayvon in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 2013. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s871990s2492000s3972010s3942020s239
#3112
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 78% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Kayvon was born in this single decade.

2013
Single peak year

55 babies were named Kayvon in 2013 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kayvon

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,371 babies named Kayvon between 1973 and 2024, spanning 52 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kayvon currently holds the #3112 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2013, when 55 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kayvon performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 397 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Kayvon shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 184 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Kayvon in 8 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kayvon 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 1,371 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.

Kayvon at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,371

Since 1973

52 years of records

Peak year

2013

55 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#3,112

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1973

Recorded for 52 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kayvon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1973

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2013)
55
Annual births at peak — across 52 years of records
0204060 202420182012200620001994198819811973 5

Kayvon by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
397 births that decade — 29% of Kayvon's all-time total
1970s51980s871990s2492000s3972010s3942020s239

Kayvon by state

Where Kayvon concentrates geographically — total births since 1973

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Kayvon
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
184 13.4%
#2 New York
63 4.6%
#3 Ohio
18 1.3%
#4 Illinois
16 1.2%
#5 Pennsylvania
11 0.8%
#6 Florida
10 0.7%
#7 New Jersey
5 0.4%
#8 Texas
5 0.4%
California share of Kayvon's total US births 13.4%
Even split

184 of 1,371 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kayvon?
1,371 babies have been named Kayvon since 1973. It currently ranks #3112 among boys. The peak year was 2013 with 55 births.
When was Kayvon most popular?
Kayvon was most popular in the 2000s decade with 397 total births. The single peak year was 2013.
Where is Kayvon most popular?
The top states for the name Kayvon are California (184 births), New York (63 births), Ohio (18 births).
How long has the name Kayvon been used?
Kayvon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 52 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kayvon?
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, 1973–2024 (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.