Fun Facts About the Name Kavin
- More than 2 thousand babies named Kavin: U.S. records list 2,934 babies given the name Kavin from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Kavin Mean?
Kavin has two independent origins, and they carry different meanings. In Tamil, the word kaviṉ (கவின்) means "beauty," "charm," or "grace"; the related Tamil forms kavinan (a beautiful man) and kavini (a beautiful woman) come from the same root, and the given name is used in that sense of handsomeness and elegance. Separately, Kavin appears in English-language name use as a spelling of the Irish name Caoimhín, which is usually anglicized as Kevin. Caoimhín is built from Old Irish cóem ("dear, gentle") and gein ("birth"), and the customary English rendering of that compound is "handsome birth" or "gentle birth." The Tamil and Irish derivations are not related to each other despite the identical spelling.
Kavin Name History & Origins
The Tamil use of Kavin rests on the ordinary Tamil noun kaviṉ for beauty and grace, a word found in the classical Tamil vocabulary. Because the personal name matches the common word directly, it is best understood as a native Tamil given name rather than a borrowing. It is used by Tamil speakers in southern India and among Tamil communities in Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Singapore, and the diaspora.
The Irish line of development runs through Caoimhín, a diminutive formed from Old Irish cóem. When Irish names were anglicized, Caoimhín produced several English spellings, of which Kevin became the usual one; Kavin is a less common spelling that appears in English-language name use. The best-known bearer of the Irish name is Saint Kevin (Caoimhín), a sixth-century abbot associated with Glendalough in County Wicklow, but that saint is tied to the Kevin form and does not by himself explain the Kavin spelling.
How Popular is the Name Kavin?
Kavin has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2010. Its best rank was #1,177 in 1965.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,997 | 27 | 0.0016% |
| 2024 | #4,362 | 24 | 0.0014% |
| 2023 | #5,789 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2022 | #3,822 | 29 | 0.0017% |
| 2021 | #3,211 | 37 | 0.0021% |
| 2020 | #3,455 | 32 | 0.0019% |
| 2019 | #2,473 | 54 | 0.0030% |
| 2018 | #2,316 | 58 | 0.0032% |
| 2017 | #1,671 | 95 | 0.0051% |
| 2016 | #1,949 | 75 | 0.0040% |
| 2015 | #1,991 | 73 | 0.0038% |
| 2014 | #2,132 | 65 | 0.0034% |
| 2013 | #1,925 | 73 | 0.0039% |
| 2012 | #1,733 | 87 | 0.0046% |
| 2011 | #1,709 | 87 | 0.0046% |
| 2010 | #1,649 | 95 | 0.0050% |
| 2009 | #1,833 | 81 | 0.0041% |
| 2008 | #1,783 | 84 | 0.0041% |
| 2007 | #1,965 | 72 | 0.0035% |
| 2006 | #2,073 | 64 | 0.0031% |
| 2005 | #1,732 | 77 | 0.0039% |
| 2004 | #2,007 | 60 | 0.0030% |
| 2003 | #1,773 | 68 | 0.0034% |
| 2002 | #2,320 | 45 | 0.0023% |
| 2001 | #1,922 | 57 | 0.0029% |
| 2000 | #2,955 | 30 | 0.0015% |
| 1999 | #3,150 | 26 | 0.0014% |
| 1998 | #2,975 | 27 | 0.0014% |
| 1997 | #2,188 | 40 | 0.0021% |
| 1996 | #2,792 | 27 | 0.0014% |
| 1995 | #2,594 | 29 | 0.0015% |
| 1994 | #2,535 | 30 | 0.0016% |
| 1993 | #2,320 | 33 | 0.0017% |
| 1992 | #2,638 | 27 | 0.0014% |
| 1991 | #1,850 | 43 | 0.0021% |
| 1990 | #2,739 | 24 | 0.0012% |
| 1989 | #2,044 | 35 | 0.0017% |
| 1988 | #2,275 | 27 | 0.0014% |
| 1987 | #2,033 | 30 | 0.0016% |
| 1986 | #1,898 | 32 | 0.0017% |
| 1985 | #2,649 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 1984 | #1,916 | 29 | 0.0016% |
| 1983 | #1,883 | 29 | 0.0016% |
| 1982 | #2,030 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 1981 | #1,424 | 45 | 0.0025% |
| 1980 | #2,326 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 1979 | #2,130 | 24 | 0.0014% |
| 1978 | #2,431 | 19 | 0.0012% |
| 1977 | #1,591 | 35 | 0.0021% |
| 1976 | #2,379 | 19 | 0.0012% |
| 1975 | #2,322 | 19 | 0.0012% |
| 1974 | #1,638 | 30 | 0.0019% |
| 1973 | #1,849 | 24 | 0.0015% |
| 1972 | #1,274 | 43 | 0.0027% |
| 1971 | #1,452 | 35 | 0.0020% |
| 1970 | #1,321 | 40 | 0.0022% |
| 1969 | #1,403 | 33 | 0.0018% |
| 1968 | #1,467 | 29 | 0.0017% |
| 1967 | #1,426 | 29 | 0.0017% |
| 1966 | #1,331 | 33 | 0.0019% |
| 1965 | #1,177 | 42 | 0.0023% |
| 1964 | #1,268 | 38 | 0.0019% |
| 1963 | #1,390 | 32 | 0.0016% |
| 1962 | #1,325 | 35 | 0.0017% |
| 1961 | #1,308 | 37 | 0.0017% |
| 1960 | #1,307 | 37 | 0.0017% |
| 1959 | #1,543 | 27 | 0.0013% |
| 1958 | #1,466 | 29 | 0.0014% |
| 1957 | #1,925 | 18 | 0.0008% |
| 1956 | #1,785 | 20 | 0.0009% |
| 1955 | #2,095 | 15 | 0.0007% |
| 1954 | #2,664 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1952 | #4,006 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1951 | #3,551 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1950 | #3,952 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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