Kavon

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Pronounced kə-VAHN /kəˈvɑn/High

Meaning: Modern American name in the Ka- plus -von pattern, with echoes of Irish Cavan, 'hollow place', and the Persian name KavanLow

In 30 seconds: Three roads meet at Kavon: the American Ka-/-von workshop of Davon and Javon, Ireland's county Cavan ('the hollow'), and a Persian Kavan. Most bearers arrived by the first road.

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Origin MediumAmerican, Irish, Persian

MeaningModern American name in the Ka- plus -von pattern, with echoes of Irish Cavan, 'hollow place', and the Persian name Kavan

U.S. rank (2025)#3348 ↘ Falling

2025 U.S. births35 boys (0.00% of U.S. boys)

Peak year2000

Total births (all-time)≈ 2,786

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Kavon rose in late twentieth-century American naming as part of the -von family (Davon, Javon, Tavon), the Ka- prefix giving it its own snap. Sound-alikes lend it borrowed depth: County Cavan in Ireland, from cabhán, 'hollow place', and Kavan/Kavan-e in Persian use.

NFL linebacker Kavon-generation athletes keep the spelling on rosters. It remains uncommon — a name whose history is mostly American rhythm, honestly told.

Did you know? The -von ending of Kavon, Davon, and Javon traces partly to Devon — the English county name whose smooth sound American naming adopted and remixed through the 1980s and 90s.

Overall data confidence 65%

U.S. Social Security Administration name files — emergence pattern

Variations

KavanKavonnKayvon

Nicknames

KayVon

Famous Bearers

★Kavon Frazier (1994-)
American NFL safety who played for the Dallas Cowboys

If you like Kavon…

Davon— the D-led sibling of the same pattern

Javon— the J-led brother name of the era

Kayvon— the Persian-leaning spelling, as in Kayvon Thibodeaux

Khyson— echoes that soft -on sound

Kyron— echoes that soft -on sound

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Kavon mean?

Kavon is a modern American name in the Ka- plus -von pattern, with echoes of Irish Cavan, 'hollow place', and Persian Kavan; no single source is documented.

How do you pronounce Kavon?

It's said kə-VAHN /kəˈvɑn/ — two syllables, stress on the second.

Is Kavon a boy or girl name?

Kavon is a boy's name.

How popular is Kavon?

Kavon is an uncommon name in the U.S.