Kavin
Kavin (/kəvɪn/)(Tamil கவின்) is a unisex given name, which is Tamil for "beauty", "grace", "fairness" or "comeliness". Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Kavin
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kavin (/kəvɪn/)(Tamil கவின்) is a unisex given name, which is Tamil for "beauty", "grace", "fairness" or "comeliness". Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Kavin
Kavin first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1950, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2010, when 95 Kavins were born — ranking #1,639 that year. As of 2026, Kavin ranks #5,281 for baby boys with 18 births, falling sharply (-61%). In total, more than 3K Kavins have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Kavin
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- Kavinn (born 1984), Jamaican football player
- Kavin Dave (born 1984), Indian actor
- Kavin Jayaram (born 1980), Malaysian comedian
- Kav Sandhu (born 1979), British musician
- Kavin (actor) (born 1990), Indian film and television actor
- Kavin Bharti Mittal (born 1987), Internet entrepreneur
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Names that sound like Kavin
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About the name Kavin
Kavin is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1950 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Kavin's peak popularity came in 2010 when it ranked #1,163. Use the chart and map above to compare Kavin's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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