Meaning of the nameKévim
- Male
- Celtic origin
- Ké-vim
Kévim is a masculine name of Irish origin, the Portuguese form of Kevin, meaning 'beloved birth'.
- People (2022)
- 2,097
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,947
- Median age
- 15 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,523
- people
Kévim in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Kévim, 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 (860 people).
38 women 2,059 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 Kévim is most common
States with the highest share of people named Kévim in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.002%
- São Paulo 0.001%
- Pará 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 594 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 235 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 196 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 156 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 108 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 106 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 94 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 75 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 73 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 68 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 50 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 49 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 48 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 40 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 36 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 22 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 18 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 17 | 0.000% |
| Rondônia | 17 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 16 | 0.001% |
| Roraima | 15 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Kévim
Behind the Name lists Kévim as the Portuguese form of Kevin, an English name that comes from Irish Caoimhín, from Old Irish Cóemgein, formed from cóem, 'dear, gentle', and gein, 'birth'. Wiktionary gives the same Irish path and glosses the name as something close to 'dear birth'. Kévim is written with K and ends in -m, in place of the -n of Kevin. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,097 people named Kévim, with a median age of 15; proportionally, the name is most common in Rio Grande do Sul. It is almost always a male name, and most of the people recorded were born from 2000 onward.
Sources
- Behind the Name: Kevin · behindthename.com · meaning
- Wiktionary: Kevin · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Questions about the name Kévim
What does the name Kévim mean?
Kévim means “beloved birth”, according to Behind the Name.
How many people are named Kévim in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,097 people with the first name Kévim, which ranks it number 4,947 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.
Is Kévim a boy's or a girl's name?
Kévim is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 38 women and 2,059 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Kévim?
Kévim is a name of Celtic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Kévim most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.002% of the state's population is named Kévim (196 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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