Recorded 1980–2019 Boys' name Peak 2000 320 births

Kelvon — boys' name

320 babies named Kelvon in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s1052000s1652010s45
2000s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Kelvon was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

29 babies were named Kelvon in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kelvon

The Social Security Administration has registered 320 babies named Kelvon between 1980 and 2019, spanning 40 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kelvon currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2019. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 29 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kelvon performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 165 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Kelvon shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Kelvon in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kelvon 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 320 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.

Kelvon at a glance

Last recorded 2019

Total births

320

Since 1980

40 years of records

Peak year

2000

29 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2019

Active since

1980

Recorded for 40 years

Last year on file: 2019

Kelvon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–1980

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (2000)
29
Annual births at peak — across 40 years of records
010203040 20192010200620021998199419901980 5

Kelvon by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
165 births that decade — 52% of Kelvon's all-time total
1980s51990s1052000s1652010s45

Kelvon by state

Where Kelvon concentrates geographically — total births since 1980

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Kelvon
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 1.6%
Texas share of Kelvon's total US births 1.6%

5 of 320 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kelvon?
320 babies have been named Kelvon since 1980. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 2000 with 29 births.
When was Kelvon most popular?
Kelvon was most popular in the 2000s decade with 165 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
Where is Kelvon most popular?
The top states for the name Kelvon are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Kelvon been used?
Kelvon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 40 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Kelvon?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kelly, Kelvin, Kellen, Kellan, 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, 1980–2019 (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.