Given name & surname
Kaven
“a handsome man”
Kaven is a variant of Kavan. One Irish interpretation is “a handsome man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Kaven is a variant of Kavan. One Irish interpretation is “a handsome man.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Kaven is a variant of Kavan. An origin associated with Kavan is Irish.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1951. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kaven through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 953
- 953 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2013
- 44 babies
- 2025
- 23
- #4,471 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +13%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 23 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 4,471 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 12.9% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 44 in 2013. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 870 as a first name in 2020; 147 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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