Kevyn
Kevyn was the 11382nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 6 babies. Its best year was 2007, when it ranked 1502nd with 106 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 7,442 places. More babies were named Kevyn in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Kevin) dear birth; gentle and noble · Irish
- Rank in 2025
- #11,382 boys, down 4,107 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 6boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2007106 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,381babies recorded
What does the name Kevyn mean?
Kevyn is a spelling of Kevin, pronounced the same way, so it shares Kevin's meaning and origin.
Kevin is the English form of the Irish Caoimhín, from Old Irish Cóemgein, the name of a 7th-century Irish saint. Wikipedia and Wiktionary analyse it as cóem, 'dear, gentle, noble', and gein, 'birth', giving roughly 'of gentle birth'. Wiktionary notes that it first became popular outside Ireland in the mid-20th century. Kevan is a related Irish form, from a diminutive, and Caoimhe is the related Irish girl's name. Kev is a common short form.
cóem (Old Irish, “dear, gentle, noble”)gein (Old Irish, “birth”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Kevan, Caoimhín, Kev.
See also: Irish names, names that mean noble.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Kevin', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Wikipedia, 'Kevin', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
Kevyn popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | #11,382 | — | 6 |
| 2020 | — | #7,275 | — | 11 |
| 2010 | — | #1,772 | — | 84 |
| 2000 | #8,298 | #1,719 | 12 | 66 |
| 1990 | #12,110 | #2,145 | 6 | 34 |
| 1980 | — | #3,182 | — | 14 |
| 1970 | — | #3,180 | — | 10 |
| 1960 | — | #2,482 | — | 12 |
| 1950 | — | — | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Kevyn, counting every spelling?
Kevyn is a spelling of Kevin, a name family that ranked #234 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #11,382 for Kevyn on its own. Together these spellings went to 1,634 boys in 2025.
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Kevyn?
6 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Kevyn (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Kevyn born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,368 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Kevyn.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Kevyn?
About 2,100 people born in the US named Kevyn are alive today, with a median age of 23; half are between 17 and 33. That makes Kevyn mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Kevyn: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Kevyn, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Kevyn
What does Kevyn mean?
Kevyn is a spelling of Kevin, which means “dear birth; gentle and noble” (Irish origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Kevyn?
Kevyn was the 11382nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 6 babies. Its best year was 2007, when it ranked 1502nd with 106 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 7,442 places. More babies were named Kevyn in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Kevyn a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Kevyn in the US.