Recorded 1986–2015 Boys' name Peak 1996 55 births

Keivan — boys' name

55 babies named Keivan in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

55 boys have been named Keivan since 1986, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2015.

55
total births
1986–2015
years on record
1990s
peak decade
49%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Keivan was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

11 babies were named Keivan in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Keivan

The Social Security Administration has registered 55 babies named Keivan between 1986 and 2015, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Keivan currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Keivan performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 27 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Keivan shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Keivan 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 55 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.

Keivan at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

55

Since 1986

30 years of records

Peak year

1996

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

1986

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 2015

Keivan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–1986

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (1996)
11
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
4681012 201520122009200019991996199319911986 5

Keivan by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
27 births that decade — 49% of Keivan's all-time total
1980s51990s272000s112010s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Keivan?
55 babies have been named Keivan since 1986. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 1996 with 11 births.
When was Keivan most popular?
Keivan was most popular in the 1990s decade with 27 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
How long has the name Keivan been used?
Keivan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1986, spanning 30 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Keivan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Keith, Keion, Keilan, Keifer, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1986–2015 (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.