Unisex name · since 1969
Kwan
Since 1969, U.S. Social Security records show 537 babies named Kwan, peaking in 1975. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,562 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,895 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 537
- born since 1969
- 1970s
- peak decade
Kwan currently ranks #9895 among unisex names in America, with 537 babies recorded since 1969.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kwan has been recorded 537 times among boys since 1969, currently ranked #9895 nationally and more common than 29% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1969 to 2025.
- #7,562 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,895 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 537 born since 1969
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kwan ranks #7,562 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,895 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 537 born since 1969, peaking in the 1970s.
- #7,562 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,895 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 537
- born since 1969
- 1970s
- peak decade
Kwan's 537 recorded births place it above 83.36% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Kwan compares
537 Top 43% higher than 57% of 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
Kwan's all-time total is 46% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kwan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 537 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 21 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kwan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kwan's SSA record in two at 1995 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2010, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1975 peak of 21, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kwan popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–2025
- Peak year (1975)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 57 years of records
Kwan popularity over time - girls
27 total births recorded since 1970 (Kwan as girls' name)
Kwan by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (133 births, 25% of the file).
1970s was Kwan's strongest decade.
133 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Kwan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 1970s
1970s
133 births
- 1980s
1980s
85 births
- 1990s
1990s
130 births
- 2000s
2000s
95 births
- 2010s
2010s
66 births
- 2020s 22
2020s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 133 births (25% of all-time use).
How Kwan compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Kwan's total volume
Kwan by state
Where Kwan concentrates geographically, total births since 1969
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 11 | 2.0% |
11 of 537 births nationwide.
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What to do with Kwan's data
- Kwan's decade-level peak was the 1970s (133 total births); usage has since declined to 22 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Kwans (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Kwan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1975)
Similar record span (~56 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, 1969–2025 (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 Kwan 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.