Boy’s name · Irish, English

Kevan

How to say it: keh-VAHN · /keˈvan/

Irish variant of Kevin from Caoimhin meaning 'handsome birth' - Anglicized spelling used since mid-20th century.

Kevan was the 233rd most popular boys’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 0 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 1980s, its births are down about 68% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #318 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures

#233for boys in 2025
1 in 1,954US babies
0born in 2025
#318projected for 2030
1980sits peak decade
1 in 82chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Kevan
Rank among boys’ names, 2025#233
Babies born in 20250
Share of births1 in 1,954
Peak decade1980s
Change over 10 years−68%
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#318
In France, 2025#390 among boys’ names, 20 births

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Kevan peaked in the 1980s and is less common today.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 39 per million births, 1980s.

What goes with it

Nicknames

  • Kev
  • Van

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Kevan is about 1 in 82.

Around the world

This spelling is used in English, French, Irish.

In France: #390 for boys in 2025.

Famous people named Kevan

  • Kevan Gosper (1933–2024)Australian sprinter and International Olympic Committee member
  • Kevan George (born 1990)Trinidadian footballer
  • Kevan Miller (born 1987)American ice hockey defenceman

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