Given name & surname
Kavin
“a handsome man”
Kavin is a variant of Kavan. One Irish interpretation is “a handsome man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Kavin is a variant of Kavan. One Irish interpretation is “a handsome man.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Kavin 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 1950. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kavin through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,934
- 2,934 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2010
- 95 babies
- 2025
- 27
- #3,997 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −58%
- Cooling
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 27 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 3,997 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 57.6% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, California and Texas shared the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (6 each). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,566 as a first name in 2020; 124 as a surname in 2000.
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 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Kavin
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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