US rank #4765 Boys' name Peak 2023 265 births

Kervens — #4765 US boys' name

265 babies named Kervens in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s231990s252000s372010s942020s86
#4765
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 67% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Kervens was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

24 babies were named Kervens in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kervens

The Social Security Administration has registered 265 babies named Kervens between 1981 and 2024, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kervens currently holds the #4765 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 24 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kervens performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 94 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Kervens shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 80 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Indiana and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Kervens in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kervens 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 265 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.

Kervens at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

265

Since 1981

44 years of records

Peak year

2023

24 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#4,765

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1981

Recorded for 44 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kervens popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1981

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
24
Annual births at peak — across 44 years of records
0510152025 20242020201620122007199819871981 7

Kervens by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
94 births that decade — 35% of Kervens's all-time total
1980s231990s252000s372010s942020s86

Kervens by state

Where Kervens concentrates geographically — total births since 1981

Regionally concentrated
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Kervens
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Florida
80 30.2%
#2 Indiana
5 1.9%
#3 New York
5 1.9%
Florida share of Kervens's total US births 30.2%
Even split

80 of 265 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kervens?
265 babies have been named Kervens since 1981. It currently ranks #4765 among boys. The peak year was 2023 with 24 births.
When was Kervens most popular?
Kervens was most popular in the 2010s decade with 94 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Kervens most popular?
The top states for the name Kervens are Florida (80 births), Indiana (5 births), New York (5 births).
How long has the name Kervens been used?
Kervens has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 44 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kervens?
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.

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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, 1981–2024 (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.