Meaning of the nameKeven

Keven is a masculine name, a variant of Kevin, the English form of Irish Caoimhín, which means 'beloved birth'.

Meaning

“form of Kevin, 'beloved birth'”

People (2022): 15,431
Rank in Brazil: #1,271
Median age: 15 years
2010 Census: 11,719; people

Keven in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Keven, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2000s (6,996 people).

234 women 15,197 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Keven is most common

States with the highest share of people named Keven in the population, in the 2022 Census.

Amazonas 0.024%
Amapá 0.018%
Pará 0.015%
Maranhão 0.015%
Goiás 0.012%

All states

State	People	% of population
Minas Gerais	2,250	0.011%
São Paulo	1,922	0.004%
Bahia	1,435	0.010%
Pará	1,225	0.015%
Rio de Janeiro	1,091	0.007%
Maranhão	989	0.015%
Amazonas	926	0.024%
Goiás	854	0.012%
Ceará	775	0.009%
Pernambuco	533	0.006%
Rio Grande do Sul	397	0.004%
Espírito Santo	315	0.008%
Paraná	310	0.003%
Paraíba	301	0.008%
Distrito Federal	295	0.011%
Piauí	245	0.008%
Santa Catarina	231	0.003%
Mato Grosso	205	0.006%
Alagoas	168	0.005%
Rio Grande do Norte	164	0.005%
Tocantins	148	0.010%
Sergipe	143	0.007%
Amapá	130	0.018%
Rondônia	120	0.008%
Mato Grosso do Sul	111	0.004%
Acre	92	0.011%
Roraima	56	0.009%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Keven

Behind the Name lists Keven as a variant of Kevin in English, in Quebec French and in Brazilian Portuguese. Kevin is the English form of Irish Caoimhín, from Old Irish Cóemgein, from cóem, 'dear, beloved, gentle', and gein, 'birth'. Almost all people named Keven were born from the 1990s on. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 15,431 people with this name, with a median age of 15; proportionally, it is most common in Amazonas.

Sources

Behind the Name: Kevin · behindthename.com · meaning
Behind the Name: Keven · behindthename.com · origin

Questions about the name Keven

What does the name Keven mean?

Keven means “form of Kevin, 'beloved birth'”, according to Behind the Name.

How many people are named Keven in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 15,431 people with the first name Keven, which ranks it number 1,271 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.

Is Keven a boy's or a girl's name?

Keven is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 234 women and 15,197 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Keven?

Keven is a name of Celtic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Keven most common?

Proportionally, in Amazonas: 0.024% of the state's population is named Keven (926 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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