Given name
Kavyn
“a handsome man”
Kavyn is a variant of Kavan. One Irish interpretation is “a handsome man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Kavyn is a variant of Kavan. One Irish interpretation is “a handsome man.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Kavyn 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 2009. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kavyn through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 49
- 49 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2011
- 7 babies
- 2025
- 5
- #12,981 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 12,981 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison.
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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