Boys' name · since 2015

Kefren

Kefren has 24 recorded births since 2015 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2016 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#27,547 of 45,481
all-time among boys
24
born since 2015
2010s
peak decade

Kefren sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 24 recorded since 2015.

Social Security Administration records show Kefren recorded 24 times among boys since 2015, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2015 to 2019.

  • #27,547 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 24 born since 2015
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kefren ranks #27,547 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 24 born since 2015, peaking in the 2010s.

#27,547 of 45,481
all-time among boys
24
born since 2015
2010s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Kefren's 24 recorded births place it above 39.11% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Kefren's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Kefren's SSA record in two at 2016 and the more recent half accounts for 75% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 25%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2015, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2016 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Kefren popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–2019

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (2016)
9
Annual births at peak, across 5 years of records
5678910 201520162019 9

Kefren by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (24 births, 100% of the file).

2010s was Kefren's strongest decade.

24 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Kefren births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 24 births (100% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kefren?
Kefren has been given to 24 babies in the U.S. since 2015, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #27,547 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2019. 9 babies were born in 2016, its single highest year.
Where does Kefren sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kefren ranks #27,547 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Kefren most popular?
Kefren was most popular in the 2010s decade with 24 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
How long has the name Kefren been used?
The SSA has tracked Kefren since 2015 -- 5 years through the most recent 2019 data.
What names are similar to Kefren?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Keffer, Kefentse. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Kefren: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2015–2019 (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 Kefren 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.