Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Keivan isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1986. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Keivan through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 55
- 55 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1996
- 11 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2015. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 11 in 1996. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 264 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Keivan’s family of names
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Keivan, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Kegan
“small and fiery woman” · “a small and fiery man”
98% boys · 2% girls
Kaelan
“a mighty warrior”
85% boys · 15% girls
Kihry
>99% boys
Kujuan
>99% boys
Keywon
>99% boys
Elvir
Elvir is a surname.
>99% boys
Cowan
“from the hollow near the hill; one of twins”
>99% boys
Trajan
“to last (to endure, continue over time)”
>99% boys