US rank #2842 Boys' name Peak 2000 5,405 births

Kevon — #2842 US boys' name

5,405 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.

1950s541960s641970s871980s3101990s15882000s23292010s7152020s258
#2842
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 80% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Kevon was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

649 babies were named Kevon in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kevon

The Social Security Administration has registered 5,405 babies named Kevon between 1950 and 2024, spanning 75 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kevon currently holds the #2842 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 649 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kevon performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 2,329 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Kevon shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 439 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Kevon in 27 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kevon 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 5,405 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.

Kevon at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

5,405

Since 1950

75 years of records

Peak year

2000

649 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#2,842

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1950

Recorded for 75 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kevon popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1950

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2000)
649
Annual births at peak — across 75 years of records
-2000200400600800 202420152006199719881979196819571950 5

Kevon popularity over time — girls

56 total births recorded since 1988 (Kevon as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 56 births
456789 200019981996199519931992199119891988 6

Kevon by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
2,329 births that decade — 43% of Kevon's all-time total
1950s541960s641970s871980s3101990s15882000s23292010s7152020s258

Kevon by state

Where Kevon concentrates geographically — total births since 1950

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Kevon
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
439 8.1%
#2 Florida
393 7.3%
#3 Texas
383 7.1%
#4 Illinois
319 5.9%
#5 Georgia
245 4.5%
#6 Virginia
223 4.1%
#7 California
221 4.1%
#8 North Carolina
177 3.3%
New York share of Kevon's total US births 8.1%
Even split

439 of 5,405 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 27 reporting states.

Kevon appears in 27 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kevon?
5,405 babies have been named Kevon since 1950. It currently ranks #2842 among boys. The peak year was 2000 with 649 births.
When was Kevon most popular?
Kevon was most popular in the 2000s decade with 2,329 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
Where is Kevon most popular?
The top states for the name Kevon are New York (439 births), Florida (393 births), Texas (383 births).
How long has the name Kevon been used?
Kevon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1950, spanning 75 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kevon?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kevin, Keven, Kevan, Kevyn, 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, 1950–2024 (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.