Keavy
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- Irish
Keavy is a girls' name of Irish origin, meaning “beautiful, precious”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Keavy mean?
Irish
“beautiful, precious”
A female given name from Irish used in Ireland and Scotland.
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Is Keavy a girl's or a boy's name?
Keavy is a girls' name.
How popular is Keavy in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2000, with 51 girls.
Half of all the girls named Keavy in the UK since 1996 were born between 2000 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.
Keavy in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | #7,582 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 1 | #7,326 |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,904 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 5 | #4,250 |
| 2016 | 10 | #2,692 |
| 2015 | 9 | #2,855 |
| 2014 | 14 | #2,076 |
| 2013 | 28 | #1,296 |
| 2012 | 20 | #1,615 |
| 2011 | 13 | #2,152 |
| 2010 | 12 | #2,234 |
| 2009 | 20 | #1,507 |
| 2008 | 15 | #1,840 |
| 2007 | 10 | #2,354 |
| 2006 | 11 | #2,119 |
| 2005 | 1 | #6,340 |
| 2004 | 17 | #1,399 |
| 2003 | 8 | #2,320 |
| 2002 | 13 | #1,553 |
| 2001 | 13 | #1,542 |
| 2000 | 51 | #590 |
| 1999 | 30 | #819 |
| 1998 | 9 | #1,951 |
| 1997 | 3 | #3,991 |
Names like Keavy
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Keira Caoimhe Cassidy Aoibheann Teagan Caragh Eireann Niamh Bree Ffion Raegan Kennedy
Names related to Keavy
More Irish names
Oscar Rowan Rory Maeve Finn Aiden Ryan Nolan Quinn Orla Cody Erin Ronan Connor Declan Casey
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Keavy: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/keavy, updated 20 October 2026.