Boys' name · since 1950
Kevon
5,447 babies named Kevon in U.S. Social Security records since 1950, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,693 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,012 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,447
- born since 1950
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kevon currently ranks #3012 among boys' names in America, with 5,447 babies recorded since 1950.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kevon has been recorded 5,447 times among boys since 1950, currently ranked #3012 nationally and more common than 78% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1950 to 2025.
- #1,693 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,012 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 5,447 born since 1950
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kevon ranks #1,693 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,012 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 5,447 born since 1950, peaking in the 2000s.
- #1,693 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,012 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,447
- born since 1950
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kevon's 5,447 recorded births place it above 96.27% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
27 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Kevon compares
5,447 Top 12% higher than 88% 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
Kevon's all-time total is 15x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kevon | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 5,447 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 649 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kevon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kevon splits its recorded history at 1991: 88% of all births land in the more recent half, 12% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1950 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2000 peak of 649 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kevon popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1950–2025
- Peak year (2000)
- 649
- Annual births at peak, across 76 years of records
Kevon popularity over time - girls
56 total births recorded since 1988 (Kevon as girls' name)
Kevon by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (2,329 births, 43% of the file).
2000s was Kevon's strongest decade.
2,329 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Kevon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 54
1950s
54 births
- 1960s 64
1960s
64 births
- 1970s 87
1970s
87 births
- 1980s 310
1980s
310 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,588 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,329 births
- 2010s 716
2010s
716 births
- 2020s 299
2020s
299 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 2,329 births (43% of all-time use).
How Kevon 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 Kevon's total volume
Kevon by state
Where Kevon concentrates geographically, total births since 1950
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 439 | 8.1% |
| #2 | Florida | | 400 | 7.3% |
| #3 | Texas | | 383 | 7.0% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 319 | 5.9% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 245 | 4.5% |
| #6 | Virginia | | 223 | 4.1% |
| #7 | California | | 221 | 4.1% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 177 | 3.2% |
439 of 5,447 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 27 reporting states.
Kevon appears in 27 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kevon's data
- Kevon's decade-level peak was the 2000s (2,329 total births); usage has since declined to 299 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Kevons (439 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Kevon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~75 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, 1950–2025 (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 Kevon 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.