Boys' name · since 1980
Kewon
265 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.
- #11,331 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 265
- born since 1980
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kewon sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 265 recorded since 1980.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kewon has been recorded 265 times among boys since 1980, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 2023.
- #11,331 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 265 born since 1980
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kewon ranks #11,331 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 265 born since 1980, peaking in the 1990s.
- #11,331 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 265
- born since 1980
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kewon's 265 recorded births place it above 75.07% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
Kewon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kewon's full recorded timeline at 2002, 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 1980, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1993 peak of 20 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kewon popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2023
- Peak year (1993)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Kewon by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (112 births, 42% of the file).
1990s was Kewon's strongest decade.
112 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Kewon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
112 births
- 2000s
2000s
110 births
- 2010s 33
2010s
33 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 112 births (42% of all-time use).
Kewon by state
Where Kewon concentrates geographically, total births since 1980
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 24 | 9.1% |
24 of 265 births nationwide.
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What to do with Kewon's data
- Kewon's decade-level peak was the 1990s (112 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Kewons (24 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Kewon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~43 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, 1980–2023 (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 Kewon 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.