Boys' name · since 2007

Kyven

54 babies named Kyven in U.S. Social Security records since 2007, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#21,665 of 45,481
all-time among boys
54
born since 2007
2010s
peak decade

Kyven sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 54 recorded since 2007.

Kyven has 54 recorded births among boys since 2007, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2007 to 2023.

  • #21,665 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 54 born since 2007
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kyven ranks #21,665 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 54 born since 2007, peaking in the 2010s.

#21,665 of 45,481
all-time among boys
54
born since 2007
2010s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Kyven's 54 recorded births place it above 52.24% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Kyven's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Kyven's full recorded timeline at 2015, 59% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 41% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2010, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2017 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Kyven popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–2023

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2017)
9
Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
45678910 200720102012201420152016201720192023 5

Kyven by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (43 births, 80% of the file).

2010s was Kyven's strongest decade.

43 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 80% of all-time use.

Kyven births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 43 births (80% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kyven? ▼
Since 2007, Social Security records show 54 babies named Kyven. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #21,665 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 2023. Its busiest year on record was 2017, with 9 births.
Where does Kyven sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kyven ranks #21,665 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Kyven most popular? ▼
Kyven was most popular in the 2010s decade with 43 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
How long has the name Kyven been used? ▼
Records for Kyven go back to 2007, giving 17 years of history through 2023.
What names are similar to Kyven? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kyvon, Kyvan, Kyvin, Kyver, and 1 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Kyven's data

  • Kyven's decade-level peak was the 2010s (43 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Kyven

Nearby Names Like Kyven

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Kyven

Kyvon Boy
#12672 171 births
Kyvan Boy
28 births
Kyvin Boy
27 births
Kyver Boy
6 births
Kyvion Boy
5 births

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Kyven: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2007–2023 (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 Kyven 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.