Kevyn
Kevyn is a given name, a spelling variant of Kevin.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Kevyn
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kevyn is a given name, a spelling variant of Kevin.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Kevyn
As a girl name
Kevyn first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1948, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1995, when 17 Kevyns were born — ranking #5,439 that year. As of 2026, Kevyn ranks #16,513 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 240 Kevyns have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1940s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Kevyn first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1952, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2007, when 106 Kevyns were born — ranking #1,496 that year. As of 2026, Kevyn ranks #5,719 for boys with 16 births, falling sharply (-16%). In total, more than 2K Kevyns have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Kevyn
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Names that sound like Kevyn
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About the name Kevyn
Kevyn is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1952 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Kevyn's peak popularity came in 2007 when it ranked #1,496. Use the chart and map above to compare Kevyn'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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