Kevon

Kevon: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“handsome at birth”
Origin
Irish
Say it
KEV-on · 2 syllables
Used for
Boys

Usually treated as a variant of Kevin, from Irish Caoimhín. The Irish elements are caomh 'gentle, handsome' and -gin 'birth'.

How popular is Kevon?

202413.5 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 Kevon in 202445

2024 rank#2,844 boys

Peak year2000

Total US babies since 18805,461

Kevon is steady now but far below its 2000 peak.

Names like Kevon

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

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

Kevon questions

What does the name Kevon mean?

Kevon means "handsome at birth". It comes from Irish. Usually treated as a variant of Kevin, from Irish Caoimhín. The Irish elements are caomh 'gentle, handsome' and -gin 'birth'.

Is Kevon a boy or girl name?

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

How popular is Kevon?

45 US babies were named Kevon in 2024. Its peak year was 2000.

How do you pronounce Kevon?

Kevon is usually pronounced KEV-on.

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.