Keevin
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KEE-vin
- Origin
- Irish
Keevin is a boys' name of Irish origin, meaning “gentle or handsome birth”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Keevin mean?
Irish: variant of Kevin, from Caoimhín
“gentle or handsome birth”
A spelling of Kevin; Saint Kevin founded the monastery at Glendalough in County Wicklow in the 6th century.
Is Keevin a girl's or a boy's name?
Keevin is a boys' name.
How popular is Keevin in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1993, with 21 boys. It first appears in the records in 1951.
Half of all the boys named Keevin in the US since 1880 were born between 1970 and 1997, the years shaded on the chart below.
Keevin in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 5 | #12,141 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 6 | #10,770 |
| 2016 | 5 | #12,180 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 5 | #12,102 |
| 2013 | 8 | #8,784 |
| 2012 | 5 | #12,267 |
| 2011 | 8 | #8,760 |
| 2010 | 10 | #7,585 |
| 2009 | 11 | #7,231 |
| 2008 | 8 | #9,013 |
| 2007 | 7 | #9,782 |
| 2006 | 11 | #6,899 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 10 | #6,970 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 11 | #6,081 |
| 2001 | 8 | #7,529 |
| 2000 | 11 | #5,913 |
| 1999 | 14 | #4,756 |
| 1998 | 6 | #8,472 |
| 1997 | 15 | #4,241 |
| 1996 | 15 | #4,179 |
| 1995 | 16 | #3,848 |
| 1994 | 8 | #6,366 |
| 1993 | 21 | #3,135 |
| 1992 | 15 | #3,912 |
| 1991 | 13 | #4,223 |
| 1990 | 11 | #4,667 |
| 1989 | 13 | #4,011 |
| 1988 | 10 | #4,445 |
| 1987 | 15 | #3,197 |
| 1986 | 10 | #4,126 |
| 1985 | 11 | #3,802 |
| 1984 | 7 | #4,969 |
| 1983 | 12 | #3,410 |
| 1982 | 7 | #5,001 |
| 1981 | 13 | #3,219 |
| 1980 | 7 | #4,938 |
| 1979 | 6 | #5,353 |
| 1978 | 5 | #5,769 |
| 1977 | 5 | #5,843 |
| 1976 | 12 | #3,093 |
| 1975 | 11 | #3,244 |
| 1974 | 5 | #5,225 |
| 1973 | 9 | #3,443 |
| 1972 | 12 | #2,817 |
| 1971 | 10 | #3,144 |
| 1970 | 15 | #2,398 |
| 1969 | 8 | #3,313 |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 8 | #2,984 |
| 1966 | 9 | #2,783 |
| 1965 | 6 | #3,535 |
| 1964 | 12 | #2,408 |
| 1963 | 7 | #3,317 |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 9 | #2,898 |
| 1960 | 10 | #2,683 |
| 1959 | 10 | #2,662 |
| 1958 | 11 | #2,504 |
| 1957 | 15 | #2,092 |
| 1956 | 8 | #2,967 |
| 1955 | 10 | #2,557 |
| 1954 | 9 | #2,742 |
| 1953 | 6 | #3,423 |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 7 | #3,064 |
Names like Keevin
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Keegan, Keenan, Kody, Conan, Brayden, Devin, Brennan, Kenan, Kevin, Declan, Braden, Brogan
Names related to Keevin
More Irish names
Oscar, Rowan, Rory, Maeve, Finn, Aiden, Ryan, Nolan, Quinn, Orla, Cody, Erin, Ronan, Connor, Casey, Kennedy
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Keevin: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/keevin, updated 20 October 2026.