Boy name Irish Gaelic origin Catholic tradition

Kevin

KEV-in · 5 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Handsome or kind by birth
Language
Irish Gaelic
Culture
Irish
Religion
Catholic
Style era
modern
Themes
Irish · saintly
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#196
2024 births1,822
Peak year1963
First appeared1912
Total US births1,182,874
1963 peak19121940196819962024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Kev
Alternate spellings
Kevyn
In other languages
CaoimhinKevan

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