Handsome or born of gentleness
Kavaughn is a modern phonetic variant of the Irish name Kevin (Caoimhín). It derives from the Old Irish elements 'caomh', meaning gentle, dear, or handsome, and 'gin', meaning birth.
Less common today
Kavaughn isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #6,760 in 1998.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
