US rank #4952 Boys' name Peak 2008 1,085 births

Kevion — #4952 US boys' name

1,085 babies named Kevion in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s71990s2252000s5112010s2602020s82
#4952
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 65% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Kevion was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

61 babies were named Kevion in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kevion

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,085 babies named Kevion between 1989 and 2024, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kevion currently holds the #4952 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 61 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kevion performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 511 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Kevion shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 88 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Tennessee and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Kevion in 12 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kevion 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 1,085 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.

Kevion at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,085

Since 1989

36 years of records

Peak year

2008

61 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#4,952

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1989

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kevion popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1989

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2008)
61
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
020406080 20242019201420092004199919941989 7

Kevion popularity over time — girls

5 total births recorded since 2003 (Kevion as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 2003 5

Kevion by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
511 births that decade — 47% of Kevion's all-time total
1980s71990s2252000s5112010s2602020s82

Kevion by state

Where Kevion concentrates geographically — total births since 1989

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Kevion
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
88 8.1%
#2 Tennessee
54 5.0%
#3 Illinois
46 4.2%
#4 California
37 3.4%
#5 Mississippi
16 1.5%
#6 Ohio
10 0.9%
#7 Louisiana
8 0.7%
#8 Missouri
7 0.6%
Texas share of Kevion's total US births 8.1%
Even split

88 of 1,085 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.

Kevion appears in 12 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kevion?
1,085 babies have been named Kevion since 1989. It currently ranks #4952 among boys. The peak year was 2008 with 61 births.
When was Kevion most popular?
Kevion was most popular in the 2000s decade with 511 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
Where is Kevion most popular?
The top states for the name Kevion are Texas (88 births), Tennessee (54 births), Illinois (46 births).
How long has the name Kevion been used?
Kevion has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 36 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kevion?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kevin, Keven, Kevon, Kevan, 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, 1989–2024 (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.