The baby name Kev is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /kɛv/.
Kev is Irish in Origin.
The baby name Kev is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /kɛv/.
Kev is Irish in Origin.
Kev is the clipped English form of Kevin, the Anglicized version of Irish Caoimhín (from Old Irish Cóemgen). The name joins caomh, meaning "gentle, kind, handsome," with géin/gein, "birth," giving the sense "of gentle or handsome birth." Its prominence traces to Saint Kevin of Glendalough (6th century), whose veneration anchored the name in Ireland before it spread elsewhere.
As Kevin, it entered wider English use in the 19th–20th centuries and peaked across many countries from the 1960s to the 1990s; in France and Germany it experienced a notable boom (often spelled Kévin in French). Kev functions chiefly as a familiar nickname in the UK, Ireland, Australia, and North America, though it also appears as an independent given name in recent records. Related forms and variants include Kevin, Kevan, Kevyn, Keven, Irish Caoimhín, and the feminine Keva/Kevina; diminutives include Kev and Kevvy.
| Kev Adams Kev Adams is best known as a French comedian and actor. Born Kevin Smadja on 1 July 1991, he has also worked as a screenwriter and film producer, and is known for projects like The New Adventures of Aladdin, Alad'2, and Love Addict. |
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SV | Boys | 0 | #28 | 1 | 352 |
| BN | 0 | #31 | 2 | 2,297 | |
| MO | 0 | #52 | 1 | 2,706 | |
| LU | 0 | #65 | 2 | 2,830 | |
| AL | 0 | #75 | 2 | 2,372 | |
| CN | 0 | #86 | 1 | 3,857 | |
| JM | 0 | #91 | 3 | 3,714 | |
| TW | 0 | #103 | 1 | 4,523 | |
| PH | 0 | #108 | 3 | 5,607 | |
| GE | Boys | 0 | #110 | 1 | 2,055 |
| KW | 0 | #121 | 1 | 5,216 | |
| EE | Boys | 0 | #125 | 1 | 2,087 |
| CY | Boys | 0 | #129 | 3 | 3,473 |
| MU | 0 | #131 | 7 | 3,613 | |
| IQ | 0 | #133 | 1 | 3,533 | |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #138 | 2 | 6,332 |
| PA | 0 | #138 | 1 | 3,797 | |
| LT | Boys | 0 | #151 | 1 | 2,166 |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #152 | 3 | 4,685 |
| MT | Girls | 0 | #153 | 1 | 3,773 |
| CR | 0 | #163 | 3 | 5,526 | |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #173 | 7 | 4,064 |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #174 | 1 | 3,954 |
| PR | Boys | 0 | #178 | 1 | 2,508 |
| AE | 0 | #180 | 8 | 10,220 | |
| UY | 0 | #182 | 1 | 2,477 | |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #190 | 1 | 4,850 |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #212 | 9 | 4,970 |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #230 | 5 | 5,842 |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #237 | 36 | 6,876 |
| EC | Boys | 0 | #243 | 4 | 3,322 |
| GH | 0 | #247 | 2 | 5,396 | |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #248 | 111 | 8,477 |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #249 | 1 | 5,568 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #250 | 7 | 7,111 |
| HR | Boys | 0 | #259 | 1 | 3,997 |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #275 | 24 | 5,122 |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #277 | 2 | 7,507 |
| SG | 0 | #278 | 5 | 11,010 | |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 7,909 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #304 | 2 | 6,530 |
| SA | 0 | #311 | 2 | 10,560 | |
| PE | 0 | #323 | 7 | 6,350 | |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #324 | 8 | 9,639 |
| GT | 0 | #334 | 5 | 5,948 | |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #337 | 4 | 6,459 |
| MY | 0 | #347 | 8 | 12,352 | |
| HK | 0 | #350 | 8 | 8,483 | |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #355 | 7 | 8,138 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #357 | 6 | 8,539 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #361 | 23 | 11,440 |
| Austria | Boys | 0 | #369 | 74 | 2,180 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #378 | 4 | 7,951 |
| Germany | 0 | #400 | 38 | 2,542 | |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #406 | 8 | 5,922 |
| BO | 0 | #407 | 2 | 6,868 | |
| CL | 0 | #432 | 3 | 6,867 | |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #437 | 38 | 7,625 |
| MX | 0 | #439 | 7 | 8,339 | |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #455 | 33 | 10,188 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #466 | 1 | 10,523 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #470 | 12 | 9,305 |
| ZA | 0 | #471 | 4 | 14,421 | |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #477 | 7 | 7,628 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #489 | 39 | 12,905 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #501 | 555 | 5,697 |
| CO | 0 | #505 | 6 | 7,768 | |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #514 | 37 | 12,054 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #522 | 19 | 11,671 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #525 | 1 | 11,303 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #525 | 2 | 12,621 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #547 | 1 | 10,981 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #557 | 36 | 9,244 |
| LY | 0 | #558 | 2 | 12,703 | |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #561 | 1 | 19,177 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #563 | 3 | 10,162 |
| BH | 0 | #587 | 1 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #597 | 1 | 20,968 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #622 | 4 | 10,983 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #632 | 1 | 18,916 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #642 | 24 | 13,390 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #645 | 1 | 11,648 |
| LB | 0 | #645 | 14 | 13,263 | |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #648 | 3 | 16,104 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #654 | 1 | 13,121 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #662 | 36 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #691 | 17 | 18,093 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #696 | 2 | 13,071 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #746 | 133 | 14,506 |
| SY | 0 | #767 | 1 | 11,684 | |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #785 | 1 | 12,213 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #800 | 7 | 18,755 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #861 | 60 | 15,656 |
| TN | 0 | #864 | 2 | 13,765 | |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #881 | 71 | 5,873 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #889 | 94 | 16,355 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #891 | 40 | 5,610 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #914 | 5 | 17,948 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #921 | 5 | 15,035 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #934 | 18 | 16,906 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 1 | 14,742 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,010 | 1 | 14,861 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,013 | 2 | 25,931 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,032 | 8 | 16,750 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,052 | 60 | 25,439 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,069 | 4 | 24,821 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,075 | 18 | 22,615 |
| MA | 0 | #1,110 | 19 | 20,986 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,115 | 64 | 25,619 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,151 | 2 | 16,140 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,167 | 10 | 20,130 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,199 | 13 | 19,440 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,235 | 2 | 25,928 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,267 | 1 | 17,781 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,415 | 57 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,594 | 21 | 28,008 |
Kev is popular in 69 countries — most recent births per country:
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