boy's name

Kevan

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 5
  • Popularity Uncommon
  • Births on record 4,831

Scotland

#313

1995 births

Kevan is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2024 it was given to 10 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

  • Peaked in 1956, when 92 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1945.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Kevan over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1940s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2024, not a full ten years.

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'40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Kevan by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1940s 48
1950s 669
1960s 557
1970s 533
1980s 722
1990s 541
2000s 289
2010s 128
2020s (to 2024) 44

How popular is Kevan?

In 2024, Kevan was given to 10 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Where Kevan is used

Scotland #313 5 in 1995
Ireland #576 3 in 2005
France #2,031 20 in 2025
Canada #2,894 5 in 2015
England & Wales #5,973 3 in 2025
United States #7,963 10 in 2024

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

How Kevan is spelled

Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.

Spelling What it is Births on record
Kévan Kévan is a rare spelling of Kevan, written with an acute accent and recorded about 220 times, mostly in France. 220

Names that peaked alongside Kevan

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Kevan also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Kevan over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Kevan

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Kevan — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Kevan

How popular is the name Kevan?

In 2024, Kevan was given to 10 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Is Kevan a girl's or a boy's name?

Kevan is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Kevan?

Kevan has 2 syllables.

When was Kevan most popular?

Kevan peaked in 1956, when 92 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.

Is Kevan a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Kevan currently ranks #2,031 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.