Recorded 1986–1997 Boys' name Peak 1991 22 births

Kerven — boys' name

22 babies named Kerven in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s17

The verdict

22 boys have been named Kerven since 1986, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 1997.

22
total births
1986–1997
years on record
1990s
peak decade
77%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

77% of everyone ever named Kerven was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

7 babies were named Kerven in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kerven

The Social Security Administration has registered 22 babies named Kerven between 1986 and 1997, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kerven currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1997. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kerven performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Kerven shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Kerven in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kerven 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 22 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.

Kerven at a glance

Last recorded 1997

Total births

22

Since 1986

12 years of records

Peak year

1991

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1997

Active since

1986

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 1997

Kerven popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–1986

Last recorded 1997
Peak year (1991)
7
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 1997199419911986 5

Kerven by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
17 births that decade — 77% of Kerven's all-time total
1980s51990s17

Kerven by state

Where Kerven concentrates geographically — total births since 1986

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Kerven
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 22.7%
New York share of Kerven's total US births 22.7%

5 of 22 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kerven?
22 babies have been named Kerven since 1986. It was last recorded in 1997. The peak year was 1991 with 7 births.
When was Kerven most popular?
Kerven was most popular in the 1990s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
Where is Kerven most popular?
The top states for the name Kerven are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Kerven been used?
Kerven has been recorded in Social Security data since 1986, spanning 12 years of data through 1997.
What names are similar to Kerven?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kerry, Kermit, Kerwin, Kervin, 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, 1986–1997 (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.