Boys' name · since 1989
Kevion
Kevion has 1,097 recorded births since 1989 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2008 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,834 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,907 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,097
- born since 1989
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kevion currently ranks #7907 among boys' names in America, with 1,097 babies recorded since 1989.
Social Security Administration records show Kevion recorded 1,097 times among boys since 1989, holding rank #7907 nationally today, ahead of 43% 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 1989 to 2025.
- #4,834 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,907 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,097 born since 1989
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kevion ranks #4,834 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,907 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,097 born since 1989, peaking in the 2000s.
- #4,834 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,907 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,097
- born since 1989
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kevion's 1,097 recorded births place it above 89.36% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
12 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Kevion compares
1,097 Top 30% higher than 70% 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
Kevion's all-time total is 197% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kevion | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,097 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 61 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kevion's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kevion's full recorded timeline at 2007, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1989, with just 7 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2008 peak of 61 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kevion popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 61
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Currently ranks #7907 among boys.
1,097 total births across 37 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2008 with 61 births in a single year.
Kevion popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 2003 (Kevion as girls' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The girls' variant of Kevion accounts for 0% of total recorded use across both genders.
Kevion by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (511 births, 47% of the file).
2000s was Kevion's strongest decade.
511 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Kevion births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 7
1980s
7 births
- 1990s
1990s
225 births
- 2000s
2000s
511 births
- 2010s
2010s
261 births
- 2020s 93
2020s
93 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 511 births (47% of all-time use).
Kevion decade highlights
- Peak decade 511 births
- Runner-up 261 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
How Kevion 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 Kevion's total volume
Kevion by state
Where Kevion concentrates geographically, total births since 1989
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 88 | 8.0% |
| #2 | Tennessee | | 54 | 4.9% |
| #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% |
88 of 1,097 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Texas 8.0% of nationwide
- Tennessee 4.9% of nationwide
- Illinois 4.2% of nationwide
- California 3.4% of nationwide
- Mississippi 1.5% of nationwide
Recorded in 12 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Texas accounts for 8.0% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Kevion appears in 12 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kevion's data
- Kevion's decade-level peak was the 2000s (511 total births); usage has since declined to 93 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Kevions (88 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Kevion: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~36 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, 1989–2025 (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 Kevion 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.
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