US rank #11624 Boys' name Peak 2006 144 births

Kraven — #11624 US boys' name

144 babies named Kraven in U.S. Social Security records since 2004, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s712010s562020s17
#11624
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 18% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Kraven was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

17 babies were named Kraven in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kraven

The Social Security Administration has registered 144 babies named Kraven between 2004 and 2024, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kraven currently holds the #11624 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kraven performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 71 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Kraven shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Kraven in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kraven 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 144 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.

Kraven at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

144

Since 2004

21 years of records

Peak year

2006

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#11,624

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2004

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kraven popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2004

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2006)
17
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
05101520 202420202018201420112009200720052004 14

Kraven by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
71 births that decade — 49% of Kraven's all-time total
2000s712010s562020s17

Kraven by state

Where Kraven concentrates geographically — total births since 2004

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Kraven
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
10 6.9%
Texas share of Kraven's total US births 6.9%

10 of 144 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kraven?
144 babies have been named Kraven since 2004. It currently ranks #11624 among boys. The peak year was 2006 with 17 births.
When was Kraven most popular?
Kraven was most popular in the 2000s decade with 71 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
Where is Kraven most popular?
The top states for the name Kraven are Texas (10 births).
How long has the name Kraven been used?
Kraven has been recorded in Social Security data since 2004, spanning 21 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kraven?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kraig, Kramer, Kratos, Krayton, and 4 more. 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, 2004–2024 (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.