Given name
Keven
“a beloved and handsome man”
In French use, Keven has a related form in Kevin. One interpretation is “a beloved and handsome man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In French use, Keven has a related form in Kevin. One interpretation is “a beloved and handsome man.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1930. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Keven through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 8,882
- 8,752 boys · 130 girls
- Most popular year
- 2003
- 225 babies
- 2025
- 15
- #6,006 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −58%
- Cooling
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 100% boys.
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 15 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 6,006 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 57.5% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 225 in 2003. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 7,768 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.
Keven’s family of names
In French usage, Keven has a related form in Kevin. In Danish usage, Keven has a conventional equivalent in the French form Kevin.
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Around the world
Keven has relatives in 3 languages.
1 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Keven
- Keven SchlotterbeckGerman association football playerborn 1997
- Keven AlemánCanadian footballerborn 1994
- Keven MealamuNew Zealand rugby union footballerborn 1979
- Keven LacombeCanadian racing cyclistborn 1985
- Yu BeichenTaiwanese generalborn 1968
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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