Recorded 1975–2006 Boys' name Peak 1975 37 births

Keiven — boys' name

37 babies named Keiven in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1975. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s61980s51990s162000s10

The verdict

37 boys have been named Keiven since 1975, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2006.

37
total births
1975–2006
years on record
1990s
peak decade
43%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Keiven was born in this single decade.

1975
Single peak year

6 babies were named Keiven in 1975 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Keiven

The Social Security Administration has registered 37 babies named Keiven between 1975 and 2006, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Keiven currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2006. The name reached its historical peak in 1975, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Keiven performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Keiven shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Keiven 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 37 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.

Keiven at a glance

Last recorded 2006

Total births

37

Since 1975

32 years of records

Peak year

1975

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2006

Active since

1975

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 2006

Keiven popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–1975

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (1975)
6
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
4.555.566.5 2006200419991995199219891975 6

Keiven by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
16 births that decade — 43% of Keiven's all-time total
1970s61980s51990s162000s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Keiven?
37 babies have been named Keiven since 1975. It was last recorded in 2006. The peak year was 1975 with 6 births.
When was Keiven most popular?
Keiven was most popular in the 1990s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 1975.
How long has the name Keiven been used?
Keiven has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 32 years of data through 2006.
What names are similar to Keiven?
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, 1975–2006 (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.