Given name & surname
Kevan
“a beautiful and beloved child”·“a beloved and handsome man”
Kevan is a variant of Kevina. In Gaelic use, Kevina carries the interpretation “a beautiful and beloved child.” Kevan is a variant of Kevin. One interpretation is “a beloved and handsome man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Kevan is a variant of Kevina. In Gaelic use, Kevina carries the interpretation “a beautiful and beloved child.” Kevan is a variant of Kevin. One interpretation is “a beloved and handsome man.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Kevan is a form of Kevin. Kevin comes from Irish, and ultimately from Old Irish.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1945. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kevan through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,531
- 3,479 boys · 52 girls
- Most popular year
- 1956
- 92 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −54%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 10 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 88 in 1986. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,194 as a first name in 2020; 255 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.
Kevan’s family of names
Kevan has a related form in Kevin. In Irish usage, Kevan has a conventional equivalent in the German form Kevin. Kevan has a related form in Kevina.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Around the world
Kevan has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Irish roots to each of them.
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Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Kevan
- Kevan GosperAustralian sprinter and International Olympic Committee member (1933–2024)
- Kevan GeorgeTrinidadian footballerborn 1990
- Kevan MillerAmerican ice hockey defencemanborn 1987
- Kevan HurstBritish footballer (born 1985)
- Kevan JonesBritish politician (born 1964)
- Kevan Broadhurstprofessional footballer, football manager (born 1959)
- Kevan JamesEnglish cricketerborn 1961
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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