Given name & surname
Keva
“a beautiful and beloved child”
Keva is a variant of Kevina. In Gaelic use, Kevina carries the interpretation “a beautiful and beloved child.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Keva is a variant of Kevina. In Gaelic use, Kevina carries the interpretation “a beautiful and beloved child.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1954. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Keva through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,258
- 0 boys · 1,258 girls
- Most popular year
- 1974
- 45 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −64%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 45 in 1974. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,145 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.
Keva’s family of names
Keva has a related form in Kevina. In English usage, Keva has a related form in Keavy. In Greek usage, Keva as a surname is a transliteration of Κέβα.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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