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Keven

As a boy's name, Keven traces back to Irish, where it is understood to mean "Irish Caoimhín, handsome, gentle birth". It is having a real moment, more popular in the 2000s than ever before. These days, it is a name that stands out a little. Since 1900, roughly 8,713 babies in the U.S. have been given this name.

EtymologyVariant of Kevin
IrishIrish "Caoimhín" – "handsome, gentle birth"
Births by decade
1900s
0
1910s
0
1920s
0
1930s
11
1940s
53
1950s
898
1960s
1,469
1970s
1,174
1980s
950
1990s
1,576
2000s
1,923
2010s
659
Peaked in the 2000s · 8,713 total U.S. births since 1900
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