Kevin
Last seen for girls in 2024 at #15,293 · #221 for boys in 2025, 1,628 births
Given to boys 99.6% of the time
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- Peak · boys
- 1963 · 30,613 births
- Debut · boys
- 9 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 68 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 1,184,507since 1912
Kevin over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
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| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #221 | 1,628 | |
| 2024 | #15,293 | 5 | #196 | 1,825 |
| 2023 | #15,194 | 5 | #188 | 1,920 |
| 2022 | — | #182 | 2,077 | |
| 2021 | — | #183 | 2,111 | |
| 2020 | #11,090 | 8 | #157 | 2,385 |
| 2019 | — | #149 | 2,622 | |
| 2018 | — | #125 | 3,143 | |
| 2017 | #10,689 | 9 | #102 | 3,834 |
| 2016 | #14,331 | 6 | #90 | 4,557 |
| 2015 | #8,008 | 14 | #79 | 5,184 |
| 2014 | #8,053 | 14 | #70 | 5,902 |
| 2013 | #10,235 | 10 | #72 | 5,946 |
| 2012 | #13,483 | 7 | #69 | 6,232 |
| 2011 | #7,783 | 15 | #67 | 6,568 |
| 2010 | #13,448 | 7 | #59 | 7,330 |
| 2009 | #6,317 | 21 | #44 | 8,780 |
| 2008 | #10,084 | 11 | #41 | 9,798 |
| 2007 | #5,895 | 23 | #39 | 10,537 |
| 2006 | #5,086 | 27 | #37 | 10,779 |
| 2005 | #4,373 | 31 | #33 | 10,917 |
| 2004 | #3,265 | 46 | #34 | 11,220 |
| 2003 | #4,536 | 28 | #32 | 11,734 |
| 2002 | #4,071 | 31 | #33 | 12,046 |
| 2001 | #3,631 | 36 | #32 | 12,596 |
| 2000 | #3,983 | 31 | #32 | 12,674 |
| 1999 | #3,509 | 35 | #34 | 12,257 |
| 1998 | #6,073 | 16 | #32 | 12,510 |
| 1997 | #3,448 | 33 | #28 | 13,295 |
| 1996 | #3,302 | 35 | #26 | 14,589 |
| 1995 | #2,244 | 59 | #25 | 15,860 |
| 1994 | #2,295 | 57 | #26 | 17,315 |
| 1993 | #2,380 | 53 | #25 | 19,084 |
| 1992 | #2,239 | 59 | #25 | 19,647 |
| 1991 | #1,766 | 81 | #23 | 20,262 |
| 1990 | #1,938 | 71 | #23 | 20,413 |
| 1989 | #1,471 | 99 | #19 | 21,209 |
| 1988 | #1,261 | 116 | #20 | 20,168 |
| 1987 | #1,075 | 142 | #19 | 20,421 |
| 1986 | #1,032 | 146 | #21 | 19,935 |
| 1985 | #1,023 | 147 | #23 | 18,814 |
| 1984 | #1,112 | 124 | #24 | 17,858 |
| 1983 | #998 | 144 | #25 | 17,377 |
| 1982 | #1,167 | 118 | #25 | 17,462 |
| 1981 | #1,189 | 111 | #25 | 17,454 |
| 1980 | #1,152 | 117 | #23 | 17,972 |
| 1979 | #1,120 | 120 | #19 | 18,733 |
| 1978 | #1,194 | 105 | #15 | 20,094 |
| 1977 | #933 | 149 | #13 | 22,463 |
| 1976 | #1,078 | 113 | #15 | 18,474 |
| 1975 | #1,100 | 106 | #15 | 18,066 |
| 1974 | #969 | 127 | #14 | 19,461 |
| 1973 | #917 | 134 | #14 | 20,768 |
| 1972 | #1,000 | 118 | #13 | 22,354 |
| 1971 | #951 | 134 | #14 | 24,850 |
| 1970 | #979 | 128 | #14 | 26,968 |
| 1969 | #940 | 128 | #16 | 23,557 |
| 1968 | #927 | 125 | #17 | 23,862 |
| 1967 | #943 | 117 | #17 | 24,603 |
| 1966 | #910 | 123 | #17 | 25,592 |
| 1965 | #944 | 117 | #13 | 28,177 |
| 1964 | #1,001 | 114 | #13 | 29,357 |
| 1963 | #964 | 121 | #11 | 30,613 |
| 1962 | #1,145 | 91 | #14 | 28,325 |
| 1961 | #1,057 | 108 | #14 | 28,926 |
| 1960 | #1,126 | 93 | #15 | 28,400 |
| 1959 | #1,075 | 99 | #14 | 26,790 |
| 1958 | #1,089 | 93 | #20 | 24,666 |
| 1957 | #1,100 | 90 | #20 | 24,285 |
| 1956 | #1,272 | 67 | #22 | 21,761 |
| 1955 | #1,220 | 68 | #27 | 17,158 |
| 1954 | #1,102 | 80 | #28 | 15,322 |
| 1953 | #1,225 | 62 | #36 | 10,011 |
| 1952 | #1,439 | 45 | #43 | 7,916 |
| 1951 | #1,396 | 45 | #53 | 6,349 |
| 1950 | #1,495 | 38 | #73 | 4,752 |
| 1949 | #1,697 | 31 | #95 | 3,292 |
| 1948 | #1,820 | 27 | #127 | 2,225 |
| 1947 | #2,769 | 14 | #160 | 1,549 |
| 1946 | #2,392 | 16 | #179 | 1,035 |
| 1945 | #2,339 | 14 | #207 | 689 |
| 1944 | #3,687 | 7 | #231 | 594 |
| 1943 | #4,691 | 5 | #227 | 639 |
| 1942 | — | #250 | 529 | |
| 1941 | #3,954 | 6 | #280 | 418 |
| 1940 | — | #332 | 298 | |
| 1939 | #4,250 | 5 | #339 | 273 |
| 1938 | #3,847 | 6 | #354 | 245 |
| 1937 | — | #425 | 178 | |
| 1936 | — | #455 | 153 | |
| 1935 | — | #417 | 175 | |
| 1934 | — | #458 | 151 | |
| 1933 | — | #488 | 132 | |
| 1932 | — | #528 | 122 | |
| 1931 | — | #560 | 110 | |
| 1930 | — | #681 | 84 | |
| 1929 | — | #721 | 75 | |
| 1928 | — | #786 | 68 | |
| 1927 | — | #811 | 67 | |
| 1926 | — | #1,018 | 46 | |
| 1925 | — | #851 | 61 | |
| 1924 | — | #993 | 50 | |
| 1923 | — | #941 | 53 | |
| 1922 | — | #794 | 71 | |
| 1921 | — | #715 | 84 | |
| 1920 | — | #1,543 | 24 | |
| 1919 | — | #2,152 | 14 | |
| 1918 | — | #1,648 | 21 | |
| 1917 | — | #1,693 | 19 | |
| 1916 | — | #1,698 | 18 | |
| 1915 | — | #1,878 | 15 | |
| 1914 | — | #1,868 | 12 | |
| 1913 | — | #1,945 | 9 | |
| 1912 | — | #1,746 | 9 | |
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First appearance
1912
The first year at least five boys were named Kevin! It came in at #1,746, and was given to 9 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1912–1914, when fewer than 13 boys a year got the name.
Where Kevin is popular in 1929
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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Top states · boys
- Massachusetts#201 · 1 in 3,147
- New York#257 · 1 in 3,659
- Ohio#436 · 1 in 10,152
- California#472 · 1 in 6,062
- Pennsylvania#519 · 1 in 16,067
Best ever in a state: #4 in North Dakota, 1960.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | #201 | 10 | 1 in 3,147 |
| New York | #257 | 26 | 1 in 3,659 |
| Ohio | #436 | 5 | 1 in 10,152 |
| California | #472 | 6 | 1 in 6,062 |
| Pennsylvania | #519 | 5 | 1 in 16,067 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
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Momentum · boys
Falling
- 25 spots since 2024 (#196 → #221)
- 64 spots since 2020 (#157 → #221)
- 142 spots since 2015 (#79 → #221)
- Biggest jump: 828 spots in 1921 (#1,543 → #715)
- Biggest drop: 167 spots in 1926 (#851 → #1,018)
Rise & fade · boys
51 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1912
- Peaked 1963 at #11 (30,613 births)
- Births halved by 1996, 33 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 68 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 68 yrs · run 1949–2016
- Top 1,000: 104 yrs · run 1927–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 66
- Highest: 1 in 66 boys born in 1965 were named Kevin (1.5%)
- Latest: 1 in 1,049 boys born in 2025 (0.10%)
- Its best rank, #11 in 1963, was only 1 in 66 (1.5%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 1960s
- 22.9% of all boys named Kevin (271,412) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 117 | #1,648 (1918) | #1,829 |
| 1920s | 599 | #715 (1921) | #917 |
| 1930s | 1,623 | #339 (1939) | #471 |
| 1940s | 11,268 | #95 (1949) | #209 |
| 1950s | 159,010 | #14 (1959) | #34 |
| 1960s | 271,412 | #11 (1963) | #15 |
| 1970s | 212,231 | #13 (1977) | #15 |
| 1980s | 188,670 | #19 (1989) | #22 |
| 1990s | 165,232 | #23 (1990) | #27 |
| 2000s | 111,081 | #32 (2000) | #36 |
| 2010s | 51,318 | #59 (2010) | #88 |
| 2020s | 11,946 | #157 (2020) | #188 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Kevin in 1929
boys
#721
75 births · 1 in 14,342 boys
Top boys' names in 1929
More about 1929
boys
1,075,615 boys got a published name in 1929; 1 in 14,342 of them was named Kevin, which outranked 84.1% of the 4,545 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).