Kavin
Origin
Tamil
Syllables
2
Peak era
2000s
Today
▬ Steady
Meaning
beauty, grace (a pure Tamil word attested in Sangam poetry, not from Sanskrit). The quiet star of Tamil-American naming: it is a real classical word that happens to sound exactly like Kevin, so a boy can be Kavin at the temple and no one at school ever stumbles; noticeably rising with young Tamil parents in the US and in Tamil Nadu alike
Popularity, 1890–2024
1890speak 2000s
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Kavin peaked in the 2000s.
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