Recorded 1974–2017 Boys' name Peak 1997 337 births

Kewan — boys' name

337 babies named Kewan in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s251980s561990s1142000s1082010s34
1990s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Kewan was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

20 babies were named Kewan in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kewan

The Social Security Administration has registered 337 babies named Kewan between 1974 and 2017, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kewan currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kewan performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 114 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Kewan shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 13 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Kewan in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kewan 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 337 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.

Kewan at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

337

Since 1974

44 years of records

Peak year

1997

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1974

Recorded for 44 years

Last year on file: 2017

Kewan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1974

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (1997)
20
Annual births at peak — across 44 years of records
0510152025 201720092004199919941989198219761974 5

Kewan by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
114 births that decade — 34% of Kewan's all-time total
1970s251980s561990s1142000s1082010s34

Kewan by state

Where Kewan concentrates geographically — total births since 1974

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Kewan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Illinois
13 3.9%
Illinois share of Kewan's total US births 3.9%

13 of 337 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kewan?
337 babies have been named Kewan since 1974. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 1997 with 20 births.
When was Kewan most popular?
Kewan was most popular in the 1990s decade with 114 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
Where is Kewan most popular?
The top states for the name Kewan are Illinois (13 births).
How long has the name Kewan been used?
Kewan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 44 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Kewan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kewon, Kewaun, Kewin, Kewuan. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1974–2017 (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.