Given name & surname
Kervin
“little dark one”·“a friend from the swamp”
Kervin is a variant of Kerwin. Interpretations include “little dark one” and “a friend from the swamp”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Kervin is a variant of Kerwin. Interpretations include “little dark one” and “a friend from the swamp”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Kervin is a variant of Kerwin. Kerwin has been associated with Irish and English naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1916. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kervin through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,513
- 1,513 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1989
- 46 babies
- 2025
- 14
- #6,290 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −2%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 14 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 6,290 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 1.7% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 46 in 1989. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,423 as a first name in 2020; 938 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.
Kervin’s family of names
Kervin has a related form in Kerwin. In English usage, Kervin as a surname has a related form in KIRWAN.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
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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