Holding steady.
Popularity of Kevonta since 1992
Babies named Kevonta per year in U.S. Social Security records.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 67 |
| 2000s | 90 |
| 2010s | 13 |
| 2020s | 0 |
Meaning & origin
Kevonta is a modern American given name that first appeared on the baby-naming scene in 1992. It reached its peak popularity in 1999, the year it saw its highest number of births. Since then, its usage has remained stable, never breaking into the national top 1,000. The name's construction suggests it follows a pattern common in African American naming traditions, where prefixes like "Kev-" and suffixes like "-onta" are creatively combined to produce distinctive, melodic names. Although the name has not been widely adopted and has no top states of concentration, it reflects the broader trend of inventive name formation in late 20th-century America.
Kevonta is a modern name that first appeared in the United States in the early 1990s. It appears to be a blend of the popular prefix "Kev-" (from Kevin) with the fashionable suffix "-onta," possibly modeled after names like Lavonta or Marquonta. The name has no traditional etymological roots and is best understood as a contemporary coinage.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Kev, Kevo, Von
Sibling names for Kevonta
Names that share Kevonta's style, for a brother or sister.
