Girls' name · since 1996

Kevana

Since 1996, U.S. Social Security records show 17 babies named Kevana, peaking in 1996. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#47,861 of 72,339
all-time among girls
17
born since 1996
1990s
peak decade

Kevana is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 17 have been recorded since 1996.

Kevana has 17 recorded births among girls since 1996, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2003.

  • #47,861 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 17 born since 1996
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kevana ranks #47,861 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 17 born since 1996, peaking in the 1990s.

#47,861 of 72,339
all-time among girls
17
born since 1996
1990s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Kevana's 17 recorded births place it above 33.2% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Kevana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Kevana's full recorded timeline at 1998, 65% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 35% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2003, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1996 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Kevana popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2003

Last recorded 2003
Peak year (1996)
6
Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
4.555.566.5 199619982003 5

Kevana by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (12 births, 71% of the file).

1990s was Kevana's strongest decade.

12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 71% of all-time use.

Kevana births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window.

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 12 births (71% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kevana? ▼
17 babies have been named Kevana since 1996. All-time, it sits at #47,861 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2003. The peak year was 1996 with 6 births.
Where does Kevana sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kevana ranks #47,861 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Kevana most popular? ▼
Kevana was most popular in the 1990s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
How long has the name Kevana been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Kevana since 1996 -- 8 years through the most recent 2003 data.
What names are similar to Kevana? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kevin, Keva, Kevina, Kevonna, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Kevana's data

  • Kevana's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (12 total births) through the 2000s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Kevana

Nearby Names Like Kevana

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Kevana

Names with a similar number of total births

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Kevana: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1996–2003 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Kevana draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.