Kavan
Boy · KAV-an · Irish
Kavan is a boys' name of Irish origin, meaning “little gentle one”. In 2025 it ranked 2,742nd for boys in the UK (8 babies) and 9,710th for boys in the US (7 babies).
What does Kavan mean?
Irish: anglicised form of Caomhán, from caomh 'gentle, handsome'
“little gentle one”
From Saint Caomhán's name; the Irish surname Kavanagh (Caomhánach) comes from the same source.
- Say it
- KAV-an
Is Kavan a girl's or a boy's name?
Kavan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 8 boys in the UK and 7 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Kavan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,742among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 8about 1 in 37,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 14% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 8 boys in the UK were named Kavan, making it the 2,742nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,185th. Its busiest year was 1998, with 28 boys.
Half of all the boys named Kavan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2000 and 2013. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2025, 25 boys in the UK were given Kavan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,076, up from #2,742 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,658th in England and Wales.
Kavan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | #2,742 |
| 2024 | 8 | #2,750 |
| 2023 | 9 | #2,468 |
| 2022 | 6 | #3,219 |
| 2021 | 8 | #2,619 |
| 2020 | 10 | #2,185 |
| 2019 | 12 | #1,974 |
| 2018 | 7 | #2,823 |
| 2017 | 7 | #2,875 |
| 2016 | 7 | #2,947 |
| 2015 | 7 | #2,855 |
| 2014 | 5 | #3,529 |
| 2013 | 15 | #1,636 |
| 2012 | 11 | #2,080 |
| 2011 | 14 | #1,697 |
| 2010 | 10 | #2,141 |
| 2009 | 15 | #1,582 |
| 2008 | 8 | #2,384 |
| 2007 | 15 | #1,540 |
| 2006 | 22 | #1,096 |
| 2005 | 17 | #1,267 |
| 2004 | 16 | #1,239 |
| 2003 | 17 | #1,124 |
| 2002 | 21 | #918 |
| 2001 | 20 | #913 |
| 2000 | 27 | #728 |
| 1999 | 27 | #705 |
| 1998 | 28 | #688 |
| 1997 | 19 | #864 |
| 1996 | 10 | #1,290 |
How popular is Kavan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #9,710among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 7about 1 in 240,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 7 boys in the US were named Kavan, making it the 9,710th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,447th. Its busiest year was 2005, with 41 boys. It first appears in the records in 1968.
2025 had fewer boys named Kavan than any year since 1992.
Half of all the boys named Kavan in the US since 1880 were born between 1998 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 82 boys in the US were given Kavan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,661, up from #9,710 for this spelling alone.
Kavan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | #9,710 |
| 2024 | 15 | #5,899 |
| 2023 | 8 | #8,916 |
| 2022 | 9 | #8,293 |
| 2021 | 14 | #6,027 |
| 2020 | 16 | #5,447 |
| 2019 | 14 | #6,099 |
| 2018 | 13 | #6,341 |
| 2017 | 23 | #4,327 |
| 2016 | 13 | #6,344 |
| 2015 | 20 | #4,709 |
| 2014 | 11 | #7,043 |
| 2013 | 23 | #4,178 |
| 2012 | 36 | #3,113 |
| 2011 | 33 | #3,305 |
| 2010 | 34 | #3,238 |
| 2009 | 38 | #3,044 |
| 2008 | 24 | #4,142 |
| 2007 | 30 | #3,509 |
| 2006 | 33 | #3,225 |
| 2005 | 41 | #2,649 |
| 2004 | 37 | #2,784 |
| 2003 | 28 | #3,275 |
| 2002 | 31 | #2,939 |
| 2001 | 32 | #2,859 |
| 2000 | 29 | #2,987 |
| 1999 | 30 | #2,791 |
| 1998 | 29 | #2,779 |
| 1997 | 26 | #2,899 |
| 1996 | 20 | #3,400 |
| 1995 | 28 | #2,621 |
| 1994 | 19 | #3,463 |
| 1993 | 19 | #3,362 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 7 | #6,511 |
| 1990 | 11 | #4,667 |
| 1989 | 7 | #6,222 |
| 1988 | 8 | #5,194 |
| 1987 | 12 | #3,726 |
| 1986 | 5 | #6,715 |
| 1985 | 5 | #6,517 |
| 1984 | 7 | #4,969 |
| 1983 | 8 | #4,497 |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 5 | #6,248 |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 5 | #5,843 |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 5 | #5,462 |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 5 | #4,983 |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 7 | #3,594 |
| 1968 | 5 | #4,135 |
Nicknames for Kavan
- Kav
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