Recorded 1974–2021 Boys' name Peak 2001 39 births

Kwon — boys' name

39 babies named Kwon in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s61990s102000s132010s52020s5
2000s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Kwon was born in this single decade.

2001
Single peak year

7 babies were named Kwon in 2001 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kwon

The Social Security Administration has registered 39 babies named Kwon between 1974 and 2021, spanning 48 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kwon currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kwon performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 13 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Kwon shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kwon 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 39 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.

Kwon at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

39

Since 1974

48 years of records

Peak year

2001

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1974

Recorded for 48 years

Last year on file: 2021

Kwon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1974

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2001)
7
Annual births at peak — across 48 years of records
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Kwon by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
13 births that decade — 33% of Kwon's all-time total
1970s61990s102000s132010s52020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kwon?
39 babies have been named Kwon since 1974. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 2001 with 7 births.
When was Kwon most popular?
Kwon was most popular in the 2000s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
How long has the name Kwon been used?
Kwon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 48 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Kwon?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kwok. 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, 1974–2021 (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.