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Kevin () is the anglicized form of the Irish masculine given name (; mga, Caoimhghín ; sga, Cóemgein ; Latinized as ). It is composed of "dear; noble"; Old Irish and ("birth"; Old Irish ).

The variant '' Kevan'' is anglicized from , an Irish diminutive form.''A Dictionary of First Names''. Oxford University Press (2007) s.v. "Kevin". The feminine version of the name is (anglicised as ''Keeva'' or ''Kweeva'').

History

Saint Kevin (d. 618) founded Glendalough abbey in the Kingdom of Leinster in 6th-century Ireland. Canonized in 1903, he is one of the patron saints of the Archdiocese of Dublin.
Caomhán of Inisheer, the patron saint of Inisheer, Aran Islands, is properly anglicized ''Cavan'' or ''Kevan'', but often also referred to as "Kevin".

The name was rarely given before the 20th century. In Ireland an early bearer of the anglicised name was Kevin Izod O'Doherty (1823–1905) a Young Irelander and politician; it gained popularity from the Gaelic revival of the late nineteenth century, with Kevin Barry and Kevin O'Higgins prominent in the Irish revolutionary period. Later it was "widely adopted throughout the English-speaking world", surging in popularity during the 1950s. The sudden rise in popularity may be tied to actor Kevin McCarthy, who first became famous with '' Death of a Salesman'' (1951). In the United States the name's popularity peaked at rank 11 in 1963. It has steadily decreased in popularity since then, but is still given with moderate frequency, at rank 89 as of 2016. Kevin fell out of the US Top 100 the following year and now ranks at Number 156.
The name followed a similar trajectory in the United Kingdom, gaining popularity in the 1950s, peaking in the 1960s, gradually declining in the 1970s to 1980s, and falling out of the top 100 most popularly given names by the 1990s.

Oxford's '' A Dictionary of First Names'' suggests that anglicized ''Kevin'' may have influenced the adoption of '' Kelvin'' (in origin a river name) as a modern given name, which peaked in popularity at about the same time, albeit to a much lesser extent (peaking at rank 209 as of 1961 in the US).

In non-English-speaking Europe, the name picked up popularity in the 1980s via such American pop culture figures as actor Kevin Costner, singer Kevin Richardson, and, most prominently, Kevin McCallister, Macaulay Culkin's character in the Christmas comedy film '' Home Alone''. "Kevin" was notorious for being extremely popular among lower-class parents during the end of 1980s to 2000s. The name peaked markedly in the early 1990s, reaching first rank in France (sometimes spelt ''Kévin'') during 1989–1994, during 1991–1992 in Switzerland and in 1991 in Germany. In German markets, ''Home Alone'' was released as "Kevin – Allein zu Haus". Especially in Germany, the name became associated with low social status, an attitude popularised in German journalism based on a 2009 master thesis on primary teachers' reactions to children's given names. has become German short-hand for negative social preconceptions about trendy or exotic names.Sarah Zhang, he Strange German Disease Called "Kevinism": Can a Lame Name Mess Up Your Life? Discoblog (discovermagazine.com), 1 February 2012.
"Kevinometer: Kennen Sie das Kevinismus-Risiko Ihrer Lieblingsnamen?" (beliebte-vornamen.de)

People

* Kevin Abernathy (born 1991), American editor and occasional host of shows on the '' Game Grumps'' platform
* Kevin Abley (born 1935), Australian rules footballer
* Kevin Agudelo (born 1998), Colombian footballer
* Kevin Akpoguma (born 1995), German-Nigerian footballer
* Kevin Alaníz (born 2003), Uruguayan footballer
* Kevin Álvarez (born 1996), Honduran footballer
* Kevin Álvarez (born 1999), Mexican footballer
* Kevin Amuneke (born 1986), Nigerian footballer
* Kevin Anderson (born 1960), American actor
* Kevin Anderson (born 1986), South African tennis player
*Kevin J. Anderson (born 1962), American science fiction author
* Kevin Appier (born 1967), American baseball pitcher
* Kevin Archer (born 1958), English musician and member of Dexy's Midnight Runners
* Kevin Ashman (born 1959), English quiz player
* Jean-Kévin Augustin (born 1997), French footballer
*Kevin Austin Jr. (born 2000), American football player
* Kevin Ayers (1944–2013), English songwriter
* Kevin Bacon (born 1958), American actor
*Kevin Balanta (born 1997), Colombian footballer
* Kevin Beattie (1953–2018), English footballer
* Kevin Begois (born 1982), Belgian footballer
*Kevin Betsy (born 1978), English-Seychellois footballer
*Kevin Behrens (born 1991), German footballer
* Kevin-Prince Boateng (born 1987), German-born Ghanaian footballer
*Kevin Bobson (born 1980), Dutch footballer
* Kévin Boli (born 1991), French-Ivorian footballer
*Kevin Bonifazi (born 1996), Italian footballer
* Kevin Bouie (born 1971), American football player
* Kevin Boyles (born 1967), Canadian volleyball player
* Kevin Brands (born 1988), Dutch footballer
* Kevin Bridges (born 1986), Scottish comedian
*Kevin Broll (born 1995), German footballer
* Kévin Bru (born 1988), French-Mauritian footballer
* Kevin Bua (born 1993), Swiss footballer
*Kevin Bukusu (born 2001), German footballer
*Kevin Burke (born 1993), American football player
* Kévin Cabral (born 1999), French footballer
* Kevin Cannavò (born 2000), Italian footballer
* Kevin Carlberg (born 1987), American musician
*Kev Carmody (born 1946), Australian singer-songwriter
* Kevin Carr (born 1958), English football goalkeeper
* Kevin Carroll (born 1969), American football player
*Kevin Carter (1960–1994), South African photographer
* Kevin Cash (born 1977), American baseball manager
* Dimitri Kévin Cavaré (born 1995), Guadeloupean-French footballer
* Kevin Cheng (born 1969), American-born Hong Kong actor
* Kevin Clash (born 1960), American puppeteer, director and producer
* Kevin Cogan (born 1956), American racing driver
* Kevin Coleman (born 1998), American soccer player
* Kevin Conboy (born 1987), Danish footballer
* Kevin Conrad (born 1990), German footballer
* Kevin Conroy (1955–2022), American actor
* Kévin Constant (born 1987), French-Guinean footballer
* Kevin Corrigan (born 1969), American actor
* Kevin Costner (born 1955), American actor
*Kevin Daley (politician) (born 1957), American politician
*Kevin Daley (born 1976), Panamanian basketball player
* Kevin Danaher (, 1913–2002), Irish folklorist
* Kevin Danso (born 1998), Austrian footballer
* Kevin Davidson (born 1997), American football player
* Kevin Dawson (born 1992), Uruguayan footballer
* Kevin De Bruyne (born 1991), Belgian footballer
* Kevin Deeromram (born 1997), Swedish born Thai footballer
*Kévin Denkey (born 2000), Togolese footballer
* Kévin Diaz (born 1983), French footballer
* Kevin Diks (born 1996), Dutch footballer
* Kevin Doherty (born 1958), Canadian judoka
* Kevin Doyle (born 1983), Irish footballer
* Kevin Durand (born 1974), Canadian actor
* Kevin Durant (born 1988), American basketball player
* Jean-Kévin Duverne (born 1997), French footballer
* Kevin Eastman (born 1962), American comic book artist
* Kevin Ehlers (born 2001), German footballer
* Kevin Escamilla (born 1994), Mexican footballer
* Kevin Faulconer (born 1967), American politician and former mayor of San Diego
* Kevin Faulk (born 1976), American football player
* Kevin Federline (born 1978), American dancer
* Kevin Felida (born 1999), Dutch footballer
* Kevin Fend (born 1990), Austrian footballer
* Kevin Fertig (born 1977), American professional wrestler
* Kevin Fickentscher (born 1988), Swiss footballer
* Kevin Foley (born 1984), English-Irish footballer
*Kevin Forster (born 1958), English long-distance runner
*Kévin Fortuné (born 1989), French-Martiniquais footballer
* Kevin Foster (born Kevin Bates; 1977), American murderer and leader of the "Lords of Chaos"
* Kevin Frandsen (born 1982), American professional Baseball player
*Kevin Freiberger (born 1988), German footballer
* Kevin Friedland (born 1981), American soccer player
*Kevin Friesenbichler (born 1994), Austrian footballer
* Kevin Gallacher (born 1966), Scottish footballer
* Kevin Galloway (born 1991), American-Iraqi basketball player
*Kevin Gameiro (born 1987), French footballer
* Kevin Garnett (born 1976), American basketball player
* Kevin Gausman (born 1991), American baseball player
*Kevin Ginkel (born 1994), American baseball player
* Kevin Givens (born 1997), American football player
*Kevin Goden (born 1999), German footballer
*Kevin Gomez-Nieto (born 1994), Dutch footballer
*Kévin Gomis (born 1989), French footballer
* Kevin Gordon (born 1989), Australian Rugby player
* Kevin Greening (1962–2007), British radio broadcaster
* Kevin Gregg (born 1978), American baseball player
*Kevin Großkreutz (born 1988), German footballer
* Kevin Grund (born 1987), German footballer
* Kevin Hansen (born 1979), German footballer
*Kevin Harbottle (born 1990), Chilean footballer
* Kevin Harlan (born 1960), American television and radio sports announcer
*Kevin Harris (disambiguation), multiple people
* Kevin Hart (born 1979), American actor and comedian
* Kevin Harvick (born 1975), American race car driver
*Kevin Haskins (born 1960), British drummer
* Kevin Haverdink (born 1965), American football player
* Kevin Hayes (, born 1962), English cricketer
* Kevin Hayes (born 1984), Irish hurler
* Kevin Hayes (born 1992), American ice hockey player
* Kevin Hector (born 1944), English footballer
* Kevin Heinze (1928–2008), Australian television presenter
*Kevin Herget (born 1991), American baseball player
*Kevin Hingerl (born 1993), German footballer
* Kevin Hoffmann (born 1995), German footballer
* Kevin Hofland (born 1979), Dutch footballer and manager
*Kévin Hoggas (born 1991), French footballer
* Kevin Holzweiler (born 1994), German footballer
*Kevin Ingreso (born 1993), German-Filipino footballer
* Kevin James (born 1965), American actor
* Kevin Jansen (born 1992), Dutch footballer
* Kevin Janssens (born 1986), Belgian footballer
*Kevin Johnson (born 1966), American basketball player and politician
* Kevin Jonas (born 1987), member of the Jonas Brothers
*Kevin Kabran (born 1993), Swedish footballer
* Kevin Kampl (born 1990), Slovenian footballer
* Kevin Kauber (born 1995), Estonian footballer
*Kevin Keegan (born 1951), English footballer and coach
*Kevin Keelan (born 1941), English footballer
* Kevin Keen (born 1967), English footballer and coach
* Kevin Kerr (born 1990), German-Scottish footballer
* Kevin Kiermaier (born 1990), American baseball player
* Kevin Kilbane (born 1977), English-Irish footballer
* Kevin Kilner (born 1958), American actor
*Kevin King (American football) (born 1995), American football player
* Kevin Kingston (born 1983), Australian Rugby League player
*Kevin Kline (born 1947), American actor
* Kevin Koffi (born 1986), Ivorian footballer
* Kevin Korjus (born 1993), Estonian racing driver
*Kévin Koubemba (born 1993), French-Congolese footballer
*Kevin Kratz (born 1987), German footballer
* Kevin Kraus (born 1992), German footballer
* Kevin Martin Krygård (born 2000), Norwegian footballer
* Kevin Kühnert (born 1989), German politician
*Kevin Kunz (born 1992), German footballer
* Kevin Kurányi (born 1982), Brazil-born German footballer
* Kevin Kuske (born 1979), German bobsledder
*Kevin Kyle (born 1981), Scottish footballer
* Kevin James LaBrie (born 1963), Canadian singer
* Kévin Lacroix (born 1984), French-Guadeloupean footballer
* Kevin Lafrance (born 1990), French-Haitian footballer
*Kevin Lankford (born 1998), German-American footballer
* Kevin Lasagna (born 1992), Italian footballer
* Kevin Le Gendre (living), British journalist, broadcaster
*Kevin Lilly (born 1963), American football player
*Kevin Lisbie (born 1978), English-Jamaican footballer
* Kevin Lisch (born 1986), American basketball player
*Kevin Long (disambiguation), multiple people
* Kevin Love (born 1988), American basketball player
*Kevin Luckassen (born 1993), Dutch footballer
*Kevin Lundberg (born 1952), member of Colorado State Senate
* Kevin Lynch (1956–1981), Irish republican, IRA hunger striker who died in 1981
* Kevin López (born 1990), Spanish athlete
* Kevin MacLeod (born 1972), American music composer
* Kevin Macmichael (1951–2002), Musician, co-founder of pop-rock group Cutting Crew
* Kevin Maek (born 1988), German footballer
* Kevin Magee (1959–2003), American basketball player
* Kevin Maggs (born 1974), Irish rugby player
* Kevin Magnussen (born 1992), Danish racing driver
* Kévin Malcuit (born 1991), French-Moroccan footballer
* Kevin Malget (born 1991), Luxembourgian footballer
* Kevin Martin (born 1983), American basketball player
* Kevin Mason (born 1972), American football player
* Kevin Mayer (born 1992), French decathlete
*Kévin Mayi (born 1993), French footballer
*Kevin Mbabu (born 1995), Swiss footballer
* Kevin McCarthy (1914–2010), American actor
* Kevin McCarthy (born 1965), California politician
* Kevin McDonald (born 1961), Canadian comedian and actor
* Kevin McDonald (born 1988), Scottish footballer
* Kevin McHale (born 1957), American basketball player
* Kevin McKenna (born 1980), Canadian footballer
* Kevin McKidd (born 1973), Scottish film actor
* Kevin McMahon (born 1972), American hammer thrower
* Kevin Mensah (born 1991), Danish footballer
* Kevin Mercado (born 1995), Ecuadorian footballer
* Kevin Mirallas (born 1987), Belgian footballer
* Kevin Mitchell (born 1981), Canadian water polo player
* Kevin Mitnick (born 1963), computer security consultant and convicted hacker
* Hulisani Kevin Mmbara (born 1979), South African political youth leader
* Kevin Möhwald (born 1993), German footballer
* Kevin Molino (born 1990), Trinidadian footballer
* Kévin Monnet-Paquet (born 1988), French footballer
*Kevin Moon (born 1998), Canadian singer and artist
* Kevin Moran (born 1956), Irish footballer
* Kevin Müller (born 1991), German footballer
* Kevin Muscat (born 1973), Australian football manager
*Kevin Nadal (born 1978), author, professor, activist, and comedian
* Kevin Naiqama (born 1989), Australian-Fijian Rugby League player
* Kevin Nanney (born 1989), American professional ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' player known as PPMD
* Kevin Nash (born 1959), American professional wrestler
*Kévin N'Doram (born 1996), French footballer
* Kevin Nealon (born 1953), American actor
* Kevin Neufeld (born 1960), Canadian rower
* Kevin Newman (disambiguation), multiple people
* Kevin Newsome (born 1991), American football player
* Kevin Nisbet (born 1997), Scottish footballer
* Georges-Kévin Nkoudou (born 1995), French footballer
* Kevin Nugent (born 1969), English football manager and former player
* (born 1953), Irish politician
* Kevin O'Higgins (, 1892–1927), Irish politician
* Kevin O'Leary (multiple people)
* (born 1979), Irish fiddler
* Kévin Olimpa (born 1988), French-Martiniquais footballer
*Kévin Oliveira (born 1996), Cape Verdean footballer
* Kevin Ollie (born 1972), American basketball player
* Kevin Oris (born 1984), Belgian footballer
* Kevin Padlo (born 1996), American baseball player
*Kevin Pannewitz (born 1991), German footballer
* Kevin Paredes (born 2003), American soccer player
* Kevin Parker (born 1986), Australian musician and member of Tame Impala
* Kevin Peterson (born 1994), American football player
*Kevin Pezzoni (born 1989), German footballer
* Kevin Phillips (born 1973), English footballer
* Kevin Pietersen (born 1980), English cricketer
* Kevin Pillar (born 1989), major league baseball player
*Kevin Plawecki (born 1991), American baseball player
* Kevin Pollak (born 1957), American actor
*Kevin Porter Jr. (born 2000), American basketball player
*Kevin Quevedo (born 1997), Peruvian footballer
*Kevin B. Quinn, American chief executive officer
*Kevin Rader (American football) (born 1995), American football player
* Kevin Ramírez (born 1994), Uruguayan footballer
* Kevin Rauhut (born 1989), German footballer
* Kevin Reynolds (born 1990), Canadian figure skater
* Kévin Reza (born 1988), French racing cyclist
* Kevin Richardson (born 1986), American college running back
* Kevin Richardson (born 1962), English footballer
* Kevin Richardson (born 1971), member of the Backstreet Boys
*Kevin Michael Richardson (born 1964), American voice actor
*Kévin Rimane (born 1991), French Guianan footballer
* Kevin Robertson (born 1959), Water polo player
* Kévin Rocheteau (born 1993), French footballer
*Kévin Rodrigues (born 1994), French-Portuguese footballer
* Kevin Rodrigues-Pires (born 1991), German-Portuguese footballer
* Kevin Rolland (born 1989), French freestyle skier
*Kevin D. Rome (born c. 1966), University administrator
* Kevin Rose (born 1977), founder of Digg
*Kevin Rowland (born 1953), musician and former frontman of the band Dexys Midnight Runners
* Kevin Rudd (born 1957), 26th Prime Minister of Australia, Minister of Foreign Affairs
* Kevin Rudolf (born 1983), American singer
*Kevin Rüegg (born 1998), Swiss footballer
*Kevin Sandoval (born 1962), Guatemalan footballer
*Kevin Sandoval (born 1997), Peruvian footballer
* Kevin Sangsamanan (born 1997), Thai footballer
*Kevin Scheidhauer (born 1992), German footballer
* Kevin Schindler (born 1988), German footballer
*Kevin Schlitte (born 1981), German footballer
* Kevin Schöneberg (born 1985), German footballer
* Kevin Schulze (born 1992), German footballer
* Kevin Schwantz (born 1964), American road racer
* Kevin Seitzer (born 1962), American baseball player and coach
* Kevin Sessa (born 2000), German footballer
* Kevin Sheedy (born 1947), Australian footballer and Member of the Order of Australia
* Kevin Sheedy (born 1959), Irish footballer
* Kevin Shields (born 1963), musician
* Kevin Simm (born 1980), English singer, songwriter, and musician who was a member of the pop group Liberty X
* Kevin Sinfield (born 1980), English rugby league player and current captain of the Leeds Rhinos
* Kevin Sitorus (born 1994), Indonesian basketball player
* Kevin Smith (1963–2002), New Zealand actor
* Kevin Smith (born 1970), American screenwriter, producer and director
*Kevin Smith (baseball) (born 1996), American baseball player
*Kévin Soni (born 1998), Cameroonian footballer
* Kevin Sorbo (born 1958), American actor
* Kevin Souter (born 1984), Scottish footballer
* Kevin Spacey (born 1959), American actor
*Kevin Steuke (born 1992), German footballer
* Kevin Stevens (born 1965), American hockey player
*Kevin Stewart (born 1993), English footballer
*Kevin Stöger (born 1993), Austrian footballer
* Kevin Strickland (born 1959), American wrongfully convicted of murder
*Kevin Strong (born 1996), American football player
* Kevin Strootman (born 1990), Dutch footballer
*Kevin Stuhr Ellegaard (born 1983), Danish footballer
* Kévin Théophile-Catherine (born 1989), French footballer
* Kevin Tighe (born 1944), American actor
*Kevin Tittel (born 1994), German footballer
*Kevin Toliver II (born 1995), American football player
*Kevin Toner (born 1996), Irish footballer
*Kevin Trapp (born 1990), German footballer
* Kevin Tumba (born 1991), Belgian-Congolese basketball player
*Kevin Ray Underwood (born 1979), convicted murderer
* Kevin Ullyett (born 1972), former professional tennis player from Zimbabwe
* Kevin van Dessel (born 1979), Belgian footballer
* Kevin van Diermen (born 1989), Dutch footballer
* Kevin van Kippersluis (born 1993), Dutch footballer
*Kevin van Veen (born 1991), Dutch footballer
*Kevin Vandenbergh (born 1983), Belgian footballer
* Kévin Vandendriessche (born 1989), French footballer
*Kevin Varga (born 1996), Hungarian footballer
*Kevin Vázquez Comesaña (born 1993), Spanish footballer
* Kevin Vermeulen (born 1990), Dutch footballer
*Kevin Vicuna (born 1998), Venezuelan professional baseball player
* Kevin Vink (born 1984), Dutch footballer
*Kevin Visser (born 1988), Dutch footballer
*Kevin Vogt (born 1991), German footballer
* Kevin Volland (born 1992), German footballer
* Kevin Von Erich (born 1957), retired American professional wrestler
* Kevin Walker (disambiguation), multiple people
* Kevin Warwick (born 1954), British cybernetics professor at the University of Reading
*Kevin Weidlich (born 1989), German footballer
* Kevin White (1929–2012), American mayor of Boston 1968–1984
*Kevin Wimmer (born 1992), Austrian footballer
* Kevin Wölk (born 1985), German footballer
* Kevin Wolze (born 1990), German footballer
*Kevin Wright (born 1995), English-Sierra Leonean footballer
* Kevin Youkilis (born 1979), American baseball player
* Kevin Young (born 1961), English footballer
* Kevin John Wasserman (born 1963), American guitarist for The Offspring (better known as "Noodles")
* Kevin Žižek (born 1998), Slovenian footballer
* Kévin Zohi (born 1997), Ivorian-Malian footballer

Fictional

*Cousin Kevin, a character in the musical film ''Tommy''
* Kevin, a character in Frank Miller's '' Sin City'' yarns
* Kevin, a character in Konami's role-playing game '' Suikoden IV''
* Kevin Keene, the title character from the cartoon '' Captain N: The Game Master''
*Kevin Arnold, the main character played by Fred Savage in the American coming-of-age, comedy-drama television series '' The Wonder Years''
*Kevin Beckman, a character in the 2016 American supernatural comedy film '' Ghostbusters''
*Kevin Boggs, a character in 1990 American fantasy romance movie '' Edward Scissorhands''
*Kevin Butler, a fictional character in Sony's "It Only Does Everything" PS3 marketing campaign
* Kevin, a character from the cartoon '' Ed, Edd n Eddy''
*Kevin Fischer, a character from the movie '' Final Destination 3''
*Kevin, a mobile crane from '' Thomas and Friends''
*Kevin, a flightless bird from Disney-Pixar's movie '' Up''
*Kevin, the leading minion in ''Minions''
*Kevin McCallister, the main character from the ''Home Alone'' franchise
*Kevin the Gerbil, a British puppet seen in many productions alongside '' Roland Rat''
*Kevin, one of the four penguins from the '' VeggieTales'' spinoff ''3-2-1 Penguins!''
*Kevin, the leader of the Jelly Spotters from '' SpongeBob SquarePants''
*Kevin Owens, a character from '' Mr. Belvedere''
*Kevin Phillips, a character in the 1994 American coming-of-age comedy-drama movie '' My Girl 2''
*Kevin Porter, a character in the novel and Netflix series ''13 Reasons Why''
* Kevin Tran is a prophet on the American dark fantasy television series ''Supernatural''

See also

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* Caoimhe
* Caoimhin (''Dungeons & Dragons''), a fictional deity from '' Dungeons & Dragons''
* German Kevinism
* Eugene – a name of Greek origin with a similar meaning
* Kavin – unrelated Tamil name
* Kevan
* Kevon
* List of Scottish Gaelic given names
* List of Irish-language given names

References

External links

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English masculine given names
Irish masculine given names