Kaevon
A baby boy's name of uncertain meaning and derivation.
Name Census estimates that about 256 living Americans carry the first name Kaevon. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Kaevon today is around 17 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Kaevon births was 2006 (16 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Kaevon. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
256
~ 1 in 1,338,884 Americans
Peak year
2006
16 babies that year
Average age
17
years old
2024 SSA rank
#10,340
Tracked since 1995
Census
Kaevon in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 186 people with the first name Kaevon, which placed it at #40,168 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#40,168
National first-name rank
People counted
186
186 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
67.2% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Kaevon
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Kaevon is Black at 67.2%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (15.1%) and White (9.1%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Kaevon described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Kaevon at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American67.2% · 125
- Two or more races15.1% · 28
- White9.1% · 17
- Hispanic or Latino5.4% · 10
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.7% · 5
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.5% · 1
Popularity
Kaevon: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Kaevon from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 125 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2000s peak, Kaevon remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Kaevon by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Kaevon during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Kaevon
The name Kaevon has its origins in the ancient Indo-European language family, tracing back to the proto-Indo-European root *kāy, meaning "to burn" or "to be hot." This root is also found in words like "calorie" and "caustic."
In its earliest recorded form, the name was spelled "Kāvanah" and was first seen in ancient Sanskrit texts from around the 5th century BCE. It referred to a fire deity or a personification of the sacred fire used in Vedic rituals. The name was later adopted and modified by various cultures across the Indian subcontinent.
One of the earliest known individuals bearing a variation of this name was Kavanah, a renowned scholar and philosopher who lived in the 7th century CE in what is now present-day Pakistan. He is credited with several influential works on metaphysics and the nature of the soul.
Another notable figure was Kavan, a Rajput warrior and military commander who served under the Chaulukya dynasty in the 11th century CE. He is celebrated in several medieval Indian texts for his bravery and strategic prowess on the battlefield.
In the 13th century CE, Kavana was the name of a celebrated poet and musician who lived in the court of the Delhi Sultanate. His works, which focused on themes of love and devotion, were widely popular during his time and are still studied by scholars of medieval Indian literature.
During the 16th century CE, Kavon was the name of a revered Sufi mystic and spiritual teacher who was known for his profound insights into the nature of the divine. His teachings and poetry continue to influence various Sufi orders to this day.
In more recent times, Kaevon was the name of a prominent social reformer and activist who lived in the early 20th century in what is now the state of Uttar Pradesh in India. He dedicated his life to uplifting the marginalized communities and fought against the practice of untouchability and other social evils.
People
Kaevon + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Kaevon as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with K
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Kaevon: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kaevon?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 256 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Kaevon going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,338,884 US residents.
Is Kaevon a common name?
We classify Kaevon as "Very Rare". It ranks above 77.4% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 259 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Kaevon most popular?
The single biggest year for Kaevon was 2006, when 16 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Kaevon is about 17 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Kaevon in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 186 people with the name Kaevon, or 0.06 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #40,168 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Kaevon in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Kaevon?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Kaevon leans strongly male. 169 people counted with this name were male (95.5%), compared with 8 female bearers (4.5%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Kaevon?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Kaevon is Black at 67.2%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (15.1%) and White (9.1%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Kaevon most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Kaevon in the 2020 Census, accounting for 67.2% (125 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Kaevon in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Kaevon a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Kaevon in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Kaevon still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Kaevon in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Kaevon can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many Americans are named Kaevon?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.