Fun Facts About the Name Kayven
- 248 babies named Kayven: U.S. records list 248 babies given the name Kayven from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Kayven Mean?
Kayven is a modern English given name usually explained as a respelling of Kevin. Kevin comes from the Irish Caoimhín, a diminutive built on caomh (earlier cóem), an adjective meaning "dear," "gentle," or "beloved." The Irish diminutive ending -ín adds the sense "little" or "beloved one," so the source name is often rendered "little dear" or "gentle one." Kayven is not a traditional Irish form; the ay spelling is English, matching the usual pronunciation of Kevin's first syllable.
Kayven Name History & Origins
The name behind Kayven belongs to early Irish Christianity. Saint Cóemgen - known in English as Saint Kevin - founded a monastery at Glendalough in County Wicklow in the sixth century, and his name stayed familiar in Irish tradition. Through Irish emigration the name Kevin spread into Britain, North America, and other English-speaking regions. Respellings such as Kevan, Kevyn, and Kayven form a modern English layer of the name: they keep the sound of Kevin while presenting it in fresh spellings. Kayven belongs to that recent spelling tradition rather than to the older Irish name itself.
How Popular is the Name Kayven?
Kayven 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 2025. Its best rank was #5,122 in 2025.
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 | #5,122 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 2024 | #5,539 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 2023 | #6,353 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2022 | #11,604 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2021 | #7,874 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2020 | #6,467 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 2019 | #7,935 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2018 | #5,664 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2017 | #9,291 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2016 | #10,218 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2015 | #6,148 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2014 | #5,597 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2013 | #8,462 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2012 | #6,835 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2011 | #10,210 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2010 | #6,549 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2009 | #6,276 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2008 | #10,491 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 2007 | #7,892 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2006 | #5,425 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2005 | #12,417 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2003 | #11,855 | 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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