Nevyn
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- NEV-in
- Origin
- Celtic
Nevyn is a boys' name of Celtic origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Nevyn mean?
Celtic: variant of Nevin, from an Irish surname or Welsh place name
A variant spelling of Nevin, which has both Irish and Welsh roots.
Is Nevyn a girl's or a boy's name?
Nevyn is a boys' name.
How popular is Nevyn in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2009, with 16 boys. It first appears in the records in 1999.
Half of all the boys named Nevyn in the US since 1880 were born between 2006 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
Nevyn in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 7 | #9,815 |
| 2021 | 10 | #7,582 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 5 | #12,138 |
| 2018 | 10 | #7,613 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 9 | #8,141 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 7 | #9,636 |
| 2013 | 7 | #9,650 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 10 | #7,585 |
| 2009 | 16 | #5,551 |
| 2008 | 15 | #5,762 |
| 2007 | 9 | #8,169 |
| 2006 | 7 | #9,579 |
| 2005 | 7 | #9,108 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 6 | #9,574 |
| 2002 | 7 | #8,449 |
| 2001 | 9 | #6,928 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 6 | #8,697 |
Names like Nevyn
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Brayden Kayden Finnegan Keegan Aiden Declan Finn Ronan Deacon Cannon Raiden Brecken
Names related to Nevyn
More Celtic names
Arthur Imogen Gael Harvey Alana Alan Tristan Vienna Lana Alaina Sabrina Alanna Bryce Devon Arturo Alannah
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, “Nevyn: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/nevyn, updated 20 October 2026.