Kevin as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Kevin

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The baby name Kevin is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈkɛvɪn/ (KEV-in).

Kevin is Irish in Origin.

Gender: Male

Syllables: 2.0

Origin: Irish

Pronunciation: /ˈkɛvɪn/ (KEV-in)

What is the meaning of the name Kevin ?

The baby name Kevin is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈkɛvɪn/ (KEV-in).

Kevin is Irish in Origin.

Kevin is the Anglicized form of Irish Caoimhín, from Old Irish Cóemgein (cóem “kind, noble, handsome” + gein “birth”), giving the sense “gentle/noble at birth” or “comely child.” The name was borne by Saint Kevin of Glendalough (6th–7th century), whose cult anchored its use in Ireland. Modern Irish Caoimhín is pronounced roughly kwee-VEEN; the English Kevin is KEV-in. Early medieval records in Ireland sustain the name, though it remained largely insular for centuries.

Wider adoption followed the mid-20th century, rising steeply in the United States and Britain, and later becoming a craze in France and Germany in the 1980s–90s. Variants and related forms include Caoimhín, Kevan, Keven, Kevyn, and feminine Kevina/Kevyn. Short forms are Kev and Kevvy. The name’s appeal lies in its approachable sound paired with an ancient Gaelic heritage and a meaning connoting kindness, attractiveness, and good birth.

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Name	Last Name(s)	Mother	Mother famous for	Fame Level	Father	Father famous for	Fame Level
Kevin	John McEnroe	Tatum O'Neal	television actor	★★★★★	John McEnroe	tennis player	★★★★★

Kevin – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country	Gender	Year	Rank	Born	of
Ireland	Boys	2025	#1	—	836
Germany	Boys	2025	#1	—	423
TW	Boys	0	#1	1,331	7,111
JM		0	#2	155	3,714
TW		0	#2	139	4,523
CN	Boys	0	#3	2,409	9,639
CN		0	#3	133	3,857
JM	Boys	0	#3	1,609	6,876
HN	Boys	0	#4	78	749
SV		0	#6	6	283
HN		0	#8	16	704
KH	Boys	0	#9	1	270
KR	Boys	0	#10	18	897
MT		0	#10	39	1,767
SV	Boys	0	#10	21	352
BI		0	#12	1	425
LU	Boys	0	#14	573	4,970
BW		0	#16	4	960
FJ	Boys	0	#16	2	603
MO		0	#17	36	2,706
MT	Boys	0	#17	367	4,064
MO	Boys	0	#18	445	5,842
NA		0	#19	15	2,537
CR	Boys	0	#20	4,200	10,188
EC	Boys	0	#20	875	3,322
CM		0	#24	32	2,592
BF	Boys	0	#25	2	439
EC		0	#25	112	2,502
GT	Boys	0	#25	4,499	7,625
BN		0	#26	7	2,297
EE	Boys	0	#27	153	2,087
Germany	Boys	0	#32	16,993	5,697
GT		0	#32	647	5,948
HT	Boys	0	#32	3	903
NL	Boys	0	#32	11,650	5,873
PR	Boys	0	#32	336	2,508
ZA		0	#32	741	14,421
BI	Girls	0	#33	1	726
CR		0	#33	160	5,526
EE		0	#33	5	1,051
PH	Boys	0	#33	788	11,440
ID		0	#34	6	2,238
DJ	Boys	0	#36	1	657
PH		0	#37	60	5,607
BI	Boys	0	#38	7	917
CO	Boys	0	#38	34,616	15,656
HN	Girls	0	#38	1	884
LU		0	#38	29	2,830
MU	Boys	0	#38	1,283	8,477
HK	Boys	0	#39	3,644	12,905
BW	Boys	0	#41	139	4,685
PA	Boys	0	#42	3,074	9,305
PE	Boys	0	#45	12,377	14,506
IT	Boys	2017	#46	923	46
HK		0	#46	563	8,483
ID	Boys	0	#46	97	4,130
Austria	Boys	0	#47	2,529	2,180
PR		0	#48	8	1,497
NL		0	#50	579	2,481
BO	Boys	0	#52	4,849	9,244
SG		0	#52	292	11,010
CY		0	#55	6	1,632
SG	Boys	0	#55	2,176	17,960
Austria	Boys	2010	#56	134	61
JP		0	#58	20	4,057
AL		0	#60	16	2,372
MX	Boys	0	#63	18,992	16,355
AL	Boys	0	#64	438	5,122
MY		0	#66	339	12,352
IN		0	#67	5	2,963
MV	Boys	0	#67	11	3,375
ZA	Boys	0	#68	7,269	25,619
CM	Boys	0	#69	1,743	12,054
PA		0	#69	63	3,797
MU		0	#70	79	3,613
AO		0	#72	6	2,729
BO		0	#72	568	6,868
PE		0	#72	362	6,350
AF		0	#74	3	1,883
CL	Boys	0	#74	7,544	13,390
BN	Boys	0	#78	56	6,332
HU	Boys	0	#78	169	3,954
SI		0	#79	2	1,612
OM		0	#81	36	6,215
NA	Boys	0	#83	180	6,830
QA		0	#83	18	7,011
UY	Boys	0	#83	2,013	5,922
RS		0	#84	1	923
MY	Boys	0	#85	3,987	25,439
LT		0	#86	3	949
AR	Boys	0	#87	2,667	7,628
Sweden	Boys	2022	#91	101	1,509
Germany		0	#91	715	2,542
Spain	Boys	0	#94	6,916	5,610
AE		0	#100	78	10,220
ID	Girls	0	#101	2	3,319
SD		0	#102	1	2,130
Austria		0	#103	128	850
KW		0	#105	12	5,216
CY	Boys	0	#109	21	3,473
HU		0	#109	7	1,675
Norway	Boys	2025	#110	25	444
BN	Girls	0	#113	2	5,459
DK	Boys	0	#115	395	7,401
Switzerland	Boys	2024	#121	17	1,769
CO		0	#127	838	7,768
GR		0	#130	6	3,911
IQ		0	#131	3	3,533
JP	Boys	0	#131	191	7,909
IT	Boys	0	#134	18,322	10,046
JO		0	#139	2	2,158
UY		0	#140	38	2,477
PT	Boys	0	#141	414	7,951
AR		0	#144	43	2,915
BW	Girls	0	#146	6	4,216
LT	Boys	0	#146	6	2,166
MX		0	#148	352	8,339
RS	Boys	0	#148	7	2,277
MT	Girls	0	#152	2	3,773
SI	Boys	0	#154	56	3,402
Belgium	Boys	2024	#158	31	401
CZ	Boys	0	#162	179	6,530
DK		0	#162	42	5,198
PR	Girls	0	#167	1	3,171
PL	Boys	0	#170	221	6,459
CZ		0	#173	13	3,154
RU		0	#177	13	3,641
HR		0	#179	3	2,081
United States	Boys	2024	#186	1,822	7,044
LU	Girls	0	#188	3	4,850
GR	Boys	0	#190	78	6,912
BG	Boys	0	#195	25	3,850
CL		0	#195	282	6,867
PL		0	#196	17	2,600
AO	Boys	0	#201	42	5,568
AL	Girls	0	#205	18	4,141
HR	Boys	0	#205	56	3,997
NG		0	#206	59	5,926
PS		0	#207	12	5,692
Finland	Boys	0	#210	279	2,041
GH		0	#210	34	5,396
BR	Boys	0	#211	1,570	12,213
Canada	Boys	2024	#213	96	2,588
IR		0	#214	16	4,221
AO	Girls	0	#217	1	4,575
GH	Boys	0	#220	138	8,138
HU	Girls	0	#224	2	3,308
PT		0	#226	21	4,161
Finland	Boys	2026	#230	1,473	3,552
BG	Girls	0	#231	1	3,559
BD		0	#237	5	5,992
NA	Girls	0	#237	1	7,146
JM	Girls	0	#242	18	7,507
Spain		0	#247	240	2,326
GR	Girls	0	#249	1	6,293
JP	Girls	0	#249	3	6,592
SA		0	#250	46	10,560
EC	Girls	0	#253	6	3,650
IL		0	#253	22	6,291
France	Boys	2021	#257	136	2,865
MO	Girls	0	#258	6	7,056
TW	Girls	0	#258	19	8,139
KZ	Boys	0	#263	27	6,578
AF	Boys	0	#272	3	3,535
BR		0	#281	65	5,969
Finland		0	#293	15	830
HR	Girls	0	#294	1	3,687
Canada	Girls	1996	#309	6	2,386
NG	Boys	0	#310	1,490	16,906
CN	Girls	0	#320	30	8,829
KZ	Girls	0	#331	2	5,862
MU	Girls	0	#332	20	8,539
GH	Girls	0	#334	4	6,973
LB		0	#335	407	13,263
JO	Girls	0	#339	1	7,570
QA	Girls	0	#341	3	15,378
IT		0	#342	560	4,183
CZ	Girls	0	#348	4	5,378
IR	Boys	0	#356	222	10,162
JO	Boys	0	#358	20	7,057
SD	Girls	0	#358	1	7,678
RU	Boys	0	#367	141	12,621
France	Girls	1989	#369	3	1,948
QA	Boys	0	#369	377	18,093
OM	Girls	0	#371	26	15,987
YE		0	#372	10	8,639
PH	Girls	0	#376	15	13,098
EG		0	#381	20	6,387
Austria	Girls	0	#398	23	1,885
BD	Girls	0	#403	4	8,413
BH		0	#403	151	17,937
SD	Boys	0	#407	39	10,523
PS	Boys	0	#423	126	10,655
EG	Boys	0	#444	611	15,035
PA	Girls	0	#447	35	9,861
IL	Boys	0	#460	150	10,983
GT	Girls	0	#463	43	7,500
PT	Girls	0	#467	5	7,952
AE	Boys	0	#470	853	22,615
CM	Girls	0	#484	57	11,671
RU	Girls	0	#486	13	11,913
UY	Girls	0	#492	19	6,731
KW	Boys	0	#496	283	18,755
KW	Girls	0	#500	16	19,177
LY		0	#505	31	12,703
IQ	Girls	0	#517	9	11,303
CR	Girls	0	#520	13	11,342
OM	Boys	0	#536	376	17,948
AE	Girls	0	#537	17	20,968
IR	Girls	0	#544	2	8,334
PS	Girls	0	#546	2	10,981
BD	Boys	0	#550	27	10,045
AR	Girls	0	#553	47	8,289
SG	Girls	0	#570	17	18,916
BO	Girls	0	#571	41	9,488
HK	Girls	0	#583	33	16,104
IQ	Boys	0	#586	82	13,071
IN	Boys	0	#621	411	16,750
IL	Girls	0	#642	4	11,648
IN	Girls	0	#649	6	13,121
SY		0	#706	23	11,684
NG	Girls	0	#731	56	15,093
Finland	Girls	2026	#734	5	3,895
TN		0	#740	90	13,765
Germany	Girls	0	#766	73	4,949
CO	Girls	0	#767	336	16,140
CL	Girls	0	#795	57	14,098
MA		0	#862	268	20,986
PE	Girls	0	#868	76	14,861
SA	Girls	0	#899	37	25,931
NL	Girls	0	#911	45	5,933
United States	Girls	2024	#912	5	8,487
DZ		0	#912	266	20,130
EG	Girls	0	#914	46	14,742
SA	Boys	0	#915	845	28,008
BR	Girls	0	#922	20	12,708
Spain	Girls	0	#927	57	5,561
MY	Girls	0	#943	52	24,821
MX	Girls	0	#995	189	17,781
TR		0	#1,048	164	19,440
ZA	Girls	0	#1,054	88	25,928
IT	Girls	0	#1,250	197	9,415

Kevin is popular in 97 countries — most recent births per country:

Norway

France

Ireland

Scotland, United Kingdom

Canada

Belgium

Brussels, Belgium

Flanders, Belgium

Germany

Switzerland

Sweden

United States

Wallonia, Belgium

Austria

New York City (Black, non-Hispanic), United States

New York City (Hispanic), United States

New York City (White, non-Hispanic), United States

New York City (Asian & Pacific Islander), United States

New South Wales, Australia

Austria

Germany

Spain

Finland

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