Kaven
Kaven was the 4471st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 23 babies. Its best year was 1968, when it ranked 2667th; the most babies were born in 2013 (44). Over the last ten years it has moved down 241 places. More babies were named Kaven in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,471 boys, up 891 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 23boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201344 babies
- Total since 1880
- 953babies recorded
Kaven popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,471 | 23 |
| 2020 | #5,362 | 17 |
| 2010 | #3,498 | 31 |
| 2000 | #4,484 | 17 |
| 1990 | #6,808 | 7 |
| 1980 | #6,764 | 5 |
| 1970 | #5,093 | 5 |
| 1960 | #4,335 | 5 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Kaven, counting every spelling?
Kaven is a spelling of Kavon, a name family that had 98 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 98 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kavon | 35 | #3,348 | 205 |
| Kavin | 27 | #3,997 | 133 |
| Kaven | 23 | #4,471 | 131 |
| Cavin | 8 | #9,061 | 43 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Kaven?
23 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Kaven (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Kaven born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 363 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Kaven.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Kaven?
About 900 people born in the US named Kaven are alive today, with a median age of 17; half are between 10 and 27. That makes Kaven mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Kaven by state
How common Kaven was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 49 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
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Questions about the name Kaven
How popular is the name Kaven?
Kaven was the 4471st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 23 babies. Its best year was 1968, when it ranked 2667th; the most babies were born in 2013 (44). Over the last ten years it has moved down 241 places. More babies were named Kaven in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Kaven a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Kaven in the US.
Where is Kaven most popular?
In 2021–2025, Kaven was most common in Louisiana (0.06 per 1,000 boys), followed by Tennessee and Tennessee.