Boys' name · since 2004
Kraven
Kraven has 171 recorded births since 2004 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #13,910 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,030 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 171
- born since 2004
- 2000s
- peak decade
171 babies have been named Kraven since 2004, making it today's #4030 boys' name.
Kraven has 171 recorded births among boys since 2004, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4030 as of the latest data, more common than 71% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2004 to 2025.
- #13,910 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,030 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 171 born since 2004
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kraven ranks #13,910 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,030 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 171 born since 2004, peaking in the 2000s.
- #13,910 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,030 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 171
- born since 2004
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kraven's 171 recorded births place it above 69.38% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Kraven compares
171 35th percentile among 13,930 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
Kraven's all-time total is 54% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kraven | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 171 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 27 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kraven's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kraven splits its recorded history at 2012: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2018 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 27 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kraven popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Kraven by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (71 births, 42% of the file).
2000s was Kraven's strongest decade.
71 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Kraven births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
71 births
- 2010s
2010s
56 births
- 2020s
2020s
44 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 71 births (42% of all-time use).
Kraven by state
Where Kraven concentrates geographically, total births since 2004
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 10 | 5.8% |
10 of 171 births nationwide.
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What to do with Kraven's data
- Kraven's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (71 total births) through the 2020s (44) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Kravens (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kraven: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~21 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, 2004–2025 (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 Kraven 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.