Kevan

Where Kevan comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Kevan.

  • Irish
Kevan through the years
  1. 1933
    Kevan Gosper born
    Australian sprinter and International Olympic Committee member
  2. 1945
    First appearance
    #3,338 among boys with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  3. 1956
    Peak, #796
    87 babies named Kevan, its best rank.
  4. 1974
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #1,311.
  5. 1990
    Kevan George born
    Trinidadian footballer
In the dictionary
  • A male given name from Irish, variant of Kevin.
Namesakes
  • Kevan Gosper · Australian sprinter and International Olympic Committee member, 1933–2024
  • Kevan George · Trinidadian footballer, born 1990
  • Kevan Miller · American ice hockey defenceman, born 1987
  • Kevan Jones · British politician, born 1964
  • Kevan Hurst · British footballer, born 1985

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.