How Many People Are Named Kavan?
An estimated 863 people in the United States have the first name Kavan. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 22 years old, and Kavan peaked in popularity in 2005 with 41 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kavan as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Kavan paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
863
About 1 in 397,166 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
22
years old
Peak Year
2005
41 births
Total Registered
878
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kavan
Kavan is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 878 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Kavan as a male name
Ranked #6,013 in 2024
15 male births in 2024
Peak: 2005 (41 births)
Kavan: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kavan span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 323 babies were registered. Kavan has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Kavan by Decade
How has Kavan tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Kavan by State
Kavan + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kavan as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kavan
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Kavan: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kavan?
We estimate approximately 863 people named Kavan are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 397,166 Americans share this first name.
Is Kavan a common name?
Kavan is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 89.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 878 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kavan most popular?
Kavan reached peak popularity in 2005, when 41 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kavan is approximately 22 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kavan a male name?
Kavan is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kavan Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kavan Smith, Kavan Johnson, Kavan Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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