Total births
26
Boys' name · since 2010
Kovan
26 babies named Kovan in U.S. Social Security records since 2010, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11822
- among boys today
- 26
- born since 2010
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 17%
- more common than other boys
Yes -- Kovan is the #11822 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 26 recorded since 2010.
Social Security Administration records show Kovan recorded 26 times among boys since 2010, holding rank #11822 nationally today, ahead of 17% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2010 to 2024.
- #11822 among boys today
- 26 born since 2010
- 2020s peak decade
- 17% more common than other boys
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Kovan is currently the #11822 boys' name in America, more common than 17% of boys - 26 born since 2010, peaking in the 2020s.
- #11822
- among boys today
- 26
- born since 2010
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 17%
- more common than other boys
Kovan vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
#11822
of 14,294 boys in use
More common than 17% of names given to boys today.
2020s
Peak decade
62% of everyone ever named Kovan was born in this single decade.
2024
Single peak year
6 babies were named Kovan in 2024 - its busiest year on record.
How Kovan compares
26 10th percentile among 14,294 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Kovan's all-time total is 93% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kovan | Median boys name (Elchonon) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 26 | 367 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 6 | 23 | 22,252 |
Kovan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kovan's full recorded timeline at 2020, 62% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 38% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2010, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2024 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kovan at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2024
Current rank
#11,822
Active since
2010
Kovan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–2024
- Peak year (2024)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
Kovan by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Kovan's strongest decade.
16 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.
Kovan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
10 births
- 2020s
2020s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 16 births (62% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Kovan? ▼
Kovan has been given to 26 babies in the U.S. since 2010, according to SSA data. Among boys, it ranks #11822 as of the latest data. 6 babies were born in 2024, its single highest year.
When was Kovan most popular? ▼
Kovan was most popular in the 2020s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
How long has the name Kovan been used? ▼
Records for Kovan go back to 2010, giving 15 years of history through 2024.
What names are similar to Kovan? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kove, Koven, Kovi, Kova, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
Keep exploring Kovan
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2010–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Kovan: #11822 Boys' Name - 26 Births, Peak 2024." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kovan. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Kovan 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 June 2026.