Given name
Kevon
“a beloved and handsome man”
In English use, Kevon has a related form in Kevin. One interpretation is “a beloved and handsome man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Kevon 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 1950. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kevon through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5,503
- 5,447 boys · 56 girls
- Most popular year
- 2000
- 655 babies
- 2025
- 41
- #3,021 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −9%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 41 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 3,021 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 9.5% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 649 in 2000. In 2025, Florida had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (6). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 4,515 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.
Kevon’s family of names
In English usage, Kevon has a related form in Kevin.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Kevon
- Kevon LooneyAmerican basketball player (born 1996)
- Kevon LambertJamaican footballerborn 1997
- Kevon CarterTrinidadian footballer (1983–2014)
- Kevon HarrisAmerican basketball player (born 1997)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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