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Keven

boy name
Origin
Irish
Syllables
2
Peak era
1990s/2010s
Today
▬ Steady

Meaning

“A variant spelling of Kevin, from Irish Caoimhin, from caomh, dear/gentle, and gein, birth: roughly gentle birth.”

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Popularity, 1890–2024

1890speak 1990s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Keven peaked in the 1990s and the 2010s in nearly equal measure.

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Popularity in Brazil

15,431 people · the #1,271 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 13,158 · median age 15

1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s

Among people named Keven living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 2000s than in any other decade.

The census also counted 1,561 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.

Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

When you meet Keven

People given the name Keven in the United States span the generations: the middle half were born anywhere from 1960 to 2009. Age is the one thing the name won't tell you.

Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.

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