Keivon
Masculine name derived from an Irish surname meaning "born of nobility".
Name Census estimates that about 507 living Americans carry the first name Keivon. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Keivon today is around 20 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Keivon births was 2000 (32 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Keivon. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
507
~ 1 in 676,044 Americans
Peak year
2000
32 babies that year
Average age
20
years old
2023 SSA rank
#7,104
Tracked since 1988
Census
Keivon in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 368 people with the first name Keivon, which placed it at #25,680 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#25,680
National first-name rank
People counted
368
368 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
82.1% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Keivon
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Keivon is Black at 82.1%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (7.3%) and White (5.2%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Keivon described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Keivon at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American82.1% · 302
- Two or more races7.3% · 27
- White5.2% · 19
- Hispanic or Latino5.2% · 19
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.3% · 1
Popularity
Keivon: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Keivon from the 1980s through to the 2020s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 202 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Keivon by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Keivon during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Keivons live
The SSA's state-level files cover 3 states and territories. Ohio, Georgia, California recorded the most babies named Keivon, while California, Georgia, Ohio recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 7 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Keivon
The name Keivon is a relatively modern variation of the name Kevin, which has its origins in the Goidelic branch of the Celtic language family. The name Kevin is derived from the Old Irish word "caomhán," which means "born of nobility" or "gentle."
Keivon is a less common spelling variation that gained popularity in certain regions, particularly in parts of the United States, during the late 20th century. While the exact origin of this spelling is uncertain, it is believed to have emerged as a creative twist on the traditional Kevin, possibly influenced by African-American naming traditions.
Records of the name Kevin date back to the 6th century, when Saint Kevin, an Irish monk and abbott, lived in Glendalough, County Wicklow, Ireland. Saint Kevin is revered as one of the patron saints of the Archdiocese of Dublin, and his life and teachings have been documented in various religious texts and hagiographies.
One of the earliest known historical figures with the name Kevin was Kevin the Bald, a King of Leinster who ruled in the 7th century. Another notable Kevin was Kevin Roche, an Irish-American architect born in 1922, who received numerous accolades, including the Pritzker Prize in 1982.
In literature, a famous character named Kevin appears in the novel "The Dead" by James Joyce, which is part of his collection "Dubliners." The story revolves around a character named Gabriel Conroy and his wife Gretta, who reminisces about a former lover named Michael Furey, but also mentions a friend named Kevin.
Other notable individuals with the name Keivon or Kevin include Kevin Costner, an American actor and filmmaker born in 1955, known for films like "Dances with Wolves" and "The Bodyguard." Kevin Spacey, an American actor born in 1959, is also widely recognized for his performances in films like "The Usual Suspects" and "American Beauty."
While the name Keivon is relatively uncommon, it holds a connection to the rich cultural heritage of the Celtic people and has been carried on through various historical and literary references over the centuries.
People
Keivon + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Keivon as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with K
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Keivon: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Keivon?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 507 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Keivon going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 676,044 US residents.
Is Keivon a common name?
We classify Keivon as "Very Rare". It ranks above 84.7% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 514 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Keivon most popular?
The single biggest year for Keivon was 2000, when 32 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Keivon is about 20 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Keivon in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 368 people with the name Keivon, or 0.12 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #25,680 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Keivon in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Keivon?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Keivon leans strongly male. 355 people counted with this name were male (97.3%), compared with 10 female bearers (2.7%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Keivon?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Keivon is Black at 82.1%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (7.3%) and White (5.2%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Keivon most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Keivon in the 2020 Census, accounting for 82.1% (302 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Keivon in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Keivon a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Keivon in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Keivon still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Keivon in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Keivon can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have Keivon as a first name?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.