Boys' name · since 1930
Keven
8,752 babies named Keven in U.S. Social Security records since 1930, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,305 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,921 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 8,752
- born since 1930
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Keven is the #5921 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 8,752 recorded since 1930.
Social Security Administration records show Keven recorded 8,752 times among boys since 1930, holding rank #5921 nationally today, ahead of 57% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1930 to 2025.
- #1,305 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,921 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 8,752 born since 1930
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Keven ranks #1,305 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,921 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 8,752 born since 1930, peaking in the 2000s.
- #1,305 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,921 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 8,752
- born since 1930
- 2000s
- peak decade
Keven's 8,752 recorded births place it above 97.13% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
34 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Keven compares
8,752 Top 10% higher than 90% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Keven's all-time total is 24x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Keven | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 8,752 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 225 | 34 | 22,252 |
Keven's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Keven's SSA record in two at 1985 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1930, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2003 peak of 225, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Keven popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1930–2025
- Peak year (2003)
- 225
- Annual births at peak, across 96 years of records
Keven popularity over time - girls
130 total births recorded since 1948 (Keven as girls' name)
Keven by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,925 births, 22% of the file).
2000s was Keven's strongest decade.
1,925 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Keven births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 11
1930s
11 births
- 1940s 39
1940s
39 births
- 1950s
1950s
809 births
- 1960s
1960s
1,443 births
- 1970s
1970s
1,174 births
- 1980s
1980s
950 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,577 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,925 births
- 2010s 714
2010s
714 births
- 2020s 110
2020s
110 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,925 births (22% of all-time use).
How Keven compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Keven's total volume
Keven by state
Where Keven concentrates geographically, total births since 1930
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,680 | 19.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 685 | 7.8% |
| #3 | New York | | 497 | 5.7% |
| #4 | Florida | | 308 | 3.5% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 220 | 2.5% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 185 | 2.1% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 183 | 2.1% |
| #8 | New Jersey | | 159 | 1.8% |
1,680 of 8,752 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 34 reporting states.
Keven appears in 34 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Keven's data
- Keven's decade-level peak was the 2000s (1,925 total births); usage has since declined to 110 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Kevens (1,680 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Keven: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~95 yrs)
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, 1930–2025 (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 Keven 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.