Kevan
A boys’ name of Irish Gaelic origin, meaning handsome; a form of Kevin.
Kevan by the numbers
In 2025, 3 babies in England and Wales were named Kevan. In the US, 18 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its American peak was 88 babies in 1986, so it is a 1980s name that has since fallen a long way.
Other names that come from Kevin
Like Kevan, each of these traces back to Kevin: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Kavinhandsome at birth; a form of Kevin95 in the US (2017)
- Kevionhandsome; a form of Kevin18 in the US (2017)
- Kevinagentle; beloved; a form of Kevin5 in the US (2017)
- Kevinshandsome; a form of Kevin5 in the US (2017)
- Kevionnahandsome; a form of Kevin5 in the US (2017)
- Kevontehandsome; a form of Kevin5 in the US (2017)
- Kevinashandsome; a form of Kevin4 in England and Wales (2025)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Kevan. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Kevinhandsome at birth3,813 in the US (2017)
- Kenanpossession, acquired; biblical name22 in England and Wales (2025)
- Kevonhandsome; a modern respelling of Kevin50 in the US (2017)
- Kegansmall fire; a form of Keegan40 in the US (2017)
- Kevenhandsome; a form of Kevin39 in the US (2017)
- Kevyna form of kevin; handsome or kind birth27 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Kevan
Names that are said the same way as Kevan, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean beauty
Like Kevan, each of these has beauty in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Finleyfair-haired warrior1,733 in England and Wales (2025)
- Mackenzieson of the fair one; surname used as given name2,976 in the US (2017)
- Jadejade stone; symbol of virtue and beauty2,765 in the US (2017)
- Beauhandsome487 in England and Wales (2025)
- Alanfair or handsome2,441 in the US (2017)
- Finnfair or white706 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Kevan
Nobody has voted for Kevan yet
Vote for Kevan and put it up against all the other baby names
Vote for Kevan