Boys' name · since 1973
Kayvon
Kayvon has 1,418 recorded births since 1973 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2013 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,109 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,742 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,418
- born since 1973
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kayvon currently ranks #2742 among boys' names in America, with 1,418 babies recorded since 1973.
Social Security Administration records show Kayvon recorded 1,418 times among boys since 1973, holding rank #2742 nationally today, ahead of 80% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2025.
- #4,109 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,742 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,418 born since 1973
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kayvon ranks #4,109 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,742 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,418 born since 1973, peaking in the 2000s.
- #4,109 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,742 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,418
- born since 1973
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kayvon's 1,418 recorded births place it above 90.96% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Kayvon compares
1,418 Top 26% higher than 74% 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
Kayvon's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kayvon | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,418 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 55 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kayvon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kayvon's full recorded timeline at 2003, 67% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 33% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1973, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2013 peak of 55 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kayvon popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2025
- Peak year (2013)
- 55
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Kayvon by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (397 births, 28% of the file).
2000s was Kayvon's strongest decade.
397 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Kayvon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 87
1980s
87 births
- 1990s
1990s
249 births
- 2000s
2000s
397 births
- 2010s
2010s
394 births
- 2020s
2020s
286 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 397 births (28% of all-time use).
How Kayvon compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Kayvon's total volume
Kayvon by state
Where Kayvon concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 190 | 13.4% |
| #2 | New York | | 63 | 4.4% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 18 | 1.3% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 16 | 1.1% |
| #5 | Florida | | 15 | 1.1% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 11 | 0.8% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #8 | Texas | | 5 | 0.4% |
190 of 1,418 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Kayvon's data
- Kayvon's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (397 total births) through the 2020s (286) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Kayvons (190 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kayvon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2013)
Similar record span (~52 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, 1973–2025 (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 Kayvon 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.