Recorded 1980–2023 Boys' name Peak 1993 264 births

Kewon — boys' name

264 babies named Kewon in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s1122000s1092010s332020s5
1990s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Kewon was born in this single decade.

1993
Single peak year

20 babies were named Kewon in 1993 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kewon

The Social Security Administration has registered 264 babies named Kewon between 1980 and 2023, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kewon currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kewon performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 112 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Kewon shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 24 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Kewon in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kewon 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 264 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.

Kewon at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

264

Since 1980

44 years of records

Peak year

1993

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1980

Recorded for 44 years

Last year on file: 2023

Kewon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1980

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1993)
20
Annual births at peak — across 44 years of records
0510152025 20232011200720031999199519911980 5

Kewon by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
112 births that decade — 42% of Kewon's all-time total
1980s51990s1122000s1092010s332020s5

Kewon by state

Where Kewon concentrates geographically — total births since 1980

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Kewon
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Illinois
24 9.1%
Illinois share of Kewon's total US births 9.1%

24 of 264 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kewon?
264 babies have been named Kewon since 1980. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1993 with 20 births.
When was Kewon most popular?
Kewon was most popular in the 1990s decade with 112 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
Where is Kewon most popular?
The top states for the name Kewon are Illinois (24 births).
How long has the name Kewon been used?
Kewon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 44 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Kewon?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kewan, 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, 1980–2023 (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.