Boys' name · since 2012

Kivan

6 babies named Kivan in U.S. Social Security records since 2012, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#38,059 of 45,481
all-time among boys
6
born since 2012
2010s
peak decade

Kivan is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 6 have been recorded since 2012.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kivan has been recorded 6 times among boys since 2012, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2012 to 2012.

  • #38,059 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 6 born since 2012
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kivan ranks #38,059 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 6 born since 2012, peaking in the 2010s.

#38,059 of 45,481
all-time among boys
6
born since 2012
2010s
peak decade
Rare archive record
All-time archive position

Kivan's 6 recorded births place it above 14.31% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Kivan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–2012

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (2012)
6
Annual births at peak, across 1 years of records
6 2012 6

Kivan by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (6 births, 100% of the file).

2010s was Kivan's strongest decade.

6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Kivan births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 6 births (100% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kivan?
Since 2012, Social Security records show 6 babies named Kivan. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #38,059 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 2012. Its busiest year on record was 2012, with 6 births.
Where does Kivan sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kivan ranks #38,059 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Kivan most popular?
Kivan was most popular in the 2010s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
How long has the name Kivan been used?
Records for Kivan go back to 2012, giving 1 year of history through 2012.
What names are similar to Kivan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kiven, Kivon, Kiva, Kivin, and 2 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Kivan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2012–2012 (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 Kivan 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.