Pronunciation
Kwee-veen / Kee-veen
These spellings are a guide to the sound. Irish pronunciation can vary by dialect.
Meaning
Gentle, kind
Alternate spellings
Caoimhin
Fun fact
Like Caoimhe, the opening can be Kwee or Kee, depending on dialect. Kevin is the anglicised form, so it's a name a lot of people already know, just with a different spelling and sound in Irish.
Popularity in Ireland
Figures for the spelling Caoimhín, Republic of Ireland.
The CSO only publishes names given to three or more babies in a year. “Less than 3” means zero, one or two babies, and these years appear as gaps on the graph.
Number of babies registered each year
From 2018, spellings with and without fadas are counted separately. Earlier figures group these spellings together, so the graph has a break at 2018.
View yearly figures
| Year | Babies named | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 23 | #207 |
| 2024 | 19 | #231 |
| 2023 | 17 | #254 |
| 2022 | 17 | #276 |
| 2021 | 16 | #279 |
| 2020 | 10 | #381 |
| 2019 | 9 | #402 |
| 2018 | 5 | #572 |
| 2017 | 5 | #547 |
| 2016 | 6 | #491 |
| 2015 | 7 | #459 |
| 2014 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2013 | 5 | #534 |
| 2012 | 13 | #324 |
| 2011 | 7 | #455 |
| 2010 | 12 | #338 |
| 2009 | 9 | #386 |
| 2008 | 15 | #287 |
| 2007 | 10 | #326 |
| 2006 | 8 | #334 |
| 2005 | 11 | #254 |
| 2004 | 7 | #322 |
| 2003 | 3 | #500 |
| 2002 | 6 | #313 |
| 2001 | 4 | #347 |
| 2000 | 4 | #347 |
| 1999 | 4 | #330 |
| 1998 | 5 | #280 |
| 1997 | 5 | #303 |
| 1996 | 12 | #200 |
| 1995 | 5 | #281 |
| 1994 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1993 | 4 | #302 |
| 1992 | 4 | #298 |
| 1991 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1990 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1989 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1988 | 3 | #319 |
| 1987 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1986 | 5 | #256 |
| 1985 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1984 | 5 | #250 |
| 1983 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1982 | 3 | #330 |
| 1981 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1980 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1979 | 5 | #269 |
| 1978 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1977 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1976 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1975 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1974 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1973 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1972 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1971 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1970 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1969 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1968 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1967 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1966 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1965 | 4 | #222 |
| 1964 | Less than 3 | - |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies’ Names, tables VSA50 and VSA60. Latest year: 2025.