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.

17
total births
1996–2003
years on record
1990s
peak decade
71%
born in that 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.

  • 17 total births
  • 1996–2003 years on record
  • 1990s peak decade
  • 71% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Kevana's 17 recorded births place it above 33% 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

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

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 July 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kevana?
17 babies have been named Kevana since 1996. It was last recorded in 2003. The peak year was 1996 with 6 births.
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.
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

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

Data Sources

Data as of July 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).

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NameAlmanac. "Kevana: Baby Name Since 1996 - 17 Births, Peak 1996." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kevana. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 July 2026.