Holding steady, #12,008 for boys today.
Popularity of Kyvon since 1994
Babies named Kyvon per year in U.S. Social Security records.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 13 |
| 2000s | 80 |
| 2010s | 47 |
| 2020s | 31 |
Meaning & origin
Kyvon is a modern American invention that first appeared on the U.S. naming landscape in 1994, a time when distinctive K-starting names were gaining traction. The name peaked in 2004, its highest rank, but has since maintained a stable, low-level usage. Today (2025), approximately 1 in 341,615 newborn boys receives the name Kyvon, placing it well outside the top 10,000. Its appeal lies in its phonetic resemblance to established names like Kevin and Devin, combined with a trendy initial K. Although not associated with any particular state or region, Kyvon exemplifies the modern trend of constructing names from fashionable syllables, fitting comfortably alongside siblings like Kyla or Jayce.
Kyvon is a modern American coinage, first recorded in 1994. It appears to be a blend of the fashionable prefix Ky- (found in names such as Kyrie and Kyle) and the suffix -von, which echoes surnames and given names like Kevin or Devin. The name has no established meaning or historical roots beyond this 20th-century formation.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Ky
Sibling names for Kyvon
Names that share Kyvon's style, for a brother or sister.
