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Keven

Keven: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“kind, gentle, handsome”
Origin
Irish
Say it
KEV-in · 2 syllables
Used for
Boys (98% of all uses)

Variant spelling of Kevin, from the Irish name Caoimhín. The original elements relate to caomh 'gentle, kind, handsome' and a diminutive suffix.

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How popular is Keven?

20244.2 per million US babies
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Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Keven in 202414

Peak year2003

Total US babies since 18808,867

Keven is fading: recent use is about 21% of its level ten years before.

Names like Keven

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Kevinhandsome, gentle, kind · Irish
  • Tevinhandsome · Irish
  • Kevonhandsome at birth · Irish
  • Liamresolute protector · Irish
  • Aidenlittle fire · Irish
  • Nolandescendant of Nuallán · Irish
  • Ryanlittle king · Irish
  • Declanuncertain, possibly full of goodness · Irish

Keven questions

What does the name Keven mean?

Keven means "kind, gentle, handsome". It comes from Irish. Variant spelling of Kevin, from the Irish name Caoimhín. The original elements relate to caomh 'gentle, kind, handsome' and a diminutive suffix.

Is Keven a boy or girl name?

Keven is mainly a boy's name in US records (99% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Keven?

14 US babies were named Keven in 2024. Its peak year was 2003.

How do you pronounce Keven?

Keven is usually pronounced KEV-in.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.