Nevin

Last seen for girls in 2023 at #15,194 · #3,949 for boys in 2025, 27 births
Given to boys 98.5% of the time

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Peak · boys
1926 · 54 births
Debut · boys
5 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
6,372
since 1888

Nevin over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Nevin has never cracked the top 900 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202004peak #916, 1926boys
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.

Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#3,94927
2024#3,27236
2023#15,1945#2,95242
2022#3,00341
2021#2,73246
2020#2,26460
2019#2,76645
2018#1,93776
2017#2,21760
2016#2,22860
2015#2,08667
2014#1,82881
2013#16,5475#1,62494
2012#1,523105
2011#1,62094
2010#16,9925#1,376122
2009#1,381123
2008#17,5045#1,380123
2007#15,4916#1,255140
2006#17,1685#1,249134
2005#14,5026#1,253126
2004#14,1796#1,179132
2003#15,7845#1,38197
2002#15,4325#1,244109
2001#11,0208#1,059136
2000#9,16310#1,260104
1999#12,6886#1,241100
1998#1,23798
1997#1,21297
1996#1,21792
1995#1,23289
1994#1,022118
1993#13,4425#1,000119
1992#1,097100
1991#1,088100
1990#12,9585#1,16687
1989#1,12189
1988#1,22369
1987#1,33755
1986#1,16166
1985#1,56941
1984#1,32050
1983#1,27552
1982#1,26454
1981#1,47942
1980#10,3925#1,49641
1979#1,35247
1978#7,6497#1,39344
1977#1,45040
1976#1,74829
1975#1,83526
1974#1,93423
1973#1,32939
1972#1,39137
1971#1,59730
1970#1,31440
1969#1,19843
1968#1,57425
1967#1,44928
1966#1,28235
1965#1,16342
1964#1,54526
1963#1,13846
1962#1,45429
1961#1,40632
1960#1,19343
1959#1,19942
1958#1,34533
1957#1,11747
1956#1,17142
1955#1,27335
1954#1,22737
1953#1,37830
1952#1,21337
1951#1,48925
1950#1,18137
1949#1,18536
1948#1,10741
1947#1,09344
1946#1,38226
1945#1,16332
1944#1,19331
1943#1,15535
1942#1,16735
1941#97143
1940#1,09036
1939#1,05237
1938#1,22129
1937#1,23329
1936#94942
1935#1,04038
1934#1,42523
1933#1,36124
1932#1,19832
1931#99744
1930#1,13238
1929#1,07841
1928#1,27232
1927#1,00149
1926#91654
1925#1,16437
1924#1,07144
1923#97650
1922#1,04645
1921#1,41228
1920#1,04544
1919#1,02444
1918#98646
1917#1,13235
1916#1,07236
1915#92545
1914#1,00331
1913#1,25617
1912#93523
1911#1,3877
1910#1,4216
1909#1,0838
1908#1,2176
1907#1,0947
1906
1905#1,0027
1904#1,0646
1903
1902
1901#1,0585
1900#1,1626
1899
1898
1897
1896
1895
1894#1,0745
1893
1892
1891
1890
1889
1888#1,0315
1887
1886
1885
1884
1883
1882
1881
1880
First appearance
1888

The first year at least five boys were named Nevin! It came in at #1,031, and was given to 5 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1888–1899, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Nevin is popular in 2004

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Nevin, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Nevin, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Nevin, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Nevin, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Nevin, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Nevin, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Nevin, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Nevin, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #652 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,985 boysMNIllinois: #1,009 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 11,191 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Nevin, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 boys named Nevin, so not publishedMINew York: #853 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 8,442 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Nevin, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Nevin, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Nevin, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Nevin, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Nevin, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Nevin, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Nevin, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 boys named Nevin, so not publishedINOhio: #618 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 6,060 boysOHPennsylvania: #428 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 3,524 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Nevin, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Nevin, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #1,840 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 36,018 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Nevin, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Nevin, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Nevin, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Nevin, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Nevin, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Nevin, so not publishedWVVirginia: #871 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 8,533 boysVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Nevin, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Nevin, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Nevin, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Nevin, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Nevin, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Nevin, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Nevin, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Nevin, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Nevin, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Nevin, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Nevin, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Nevin, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Nevin, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Nevin, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 boys named Nevin, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Nevin, so not publishedHITexas: #1,572 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 25,591 boysTXFlorida: #1,158 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 13,659 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Pennsylvania#428 · 1 in 3,524
  2. Ohio#618 · 1 in 6,060
  3. Minnesota#652 · 1 in 5,985
  4. New York#853 · 1 in 8,442
  5. Virginia#871 · 1 in 8,533

Best ever in a state: #187 in Pennsylvania, 1936.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Pennsylvania#428181 in 3,524
Ohio#618111 in 6,060
Minnesota#65251 in 5,985
New York#853131 in 8,442
Virginia#87151 in 8,533
Illinois#1,00971 in 11,191
Florida#1,15871 in 13,659
Texas#1,57271 in 25,591
California#1,84071 in 36,018
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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.

See more about Nevin
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 677 spots since 2024 (#3,272#3,949)
  • 1,685 spots since 2020 (#2,264#3,949)
  • 1,863 spots since 2015 (#2,086#3,949)
  • Biggest jump: 452 spots in 1912 (#1,387#935)
  • Biggest drop: 321 spots in 1913 (#935#1,256)
Rise & fade · boys
38 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1888
  • Peaked 1926 at #916 (54 births)
  • Births halved by 1933, 7 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 9 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 9 yrs · 1912–1993
Share of babies · boys
1 in 14,286
  • Highest: 1 in 14,286 boys born in 2001 were named Nevin (0.01%)
  • Latest: 1 in 63,262 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
  • Its best rank, #916 in 1926, was only 1 in 20,565 (0.00%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 2000s
  • 19.2% of all boys named Nevin (1,224) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s5#1,031 (1888)#1,031
1890s5#1,074 (1894)#1,074
1900s45#1,002 (1905)#1,097
1910s290#925 (1915)#1,114
1920s424#916 (1926)#1,098
1930s336#949 (1936)#1,161
1940s359#971 (1941)#1,151
1950s365#1,117 (1957)#1,259
1960s349#1,138 (1963)#1,340
1970s355#1,314 (1970)#1,534
1980s559#1,121 (1989)#1,325
1990s1,000#1,000 (1993)#1,151
2000s1,224#1,059 (2001)#1,264
2010s804#1,376 (2010)#1,921
2020s252#2,264 (2020)#3,029

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.

Nevin in 2004

girls
#14,179
6 births · 1 in 306,042 girls
boys
#1,179
132 births · 1 in 15,038 boys

Top girls' names in 2004

  1. #1Emily25,042
  2. #2Emma21,625
  3. #3Madison20,628
  4. #4Olivia16,108
  5. #5Hannah15,614
  6. #6Abigail15,436
  7. #7Isabella15,021
  8. #8Ashley14,377
  9. #9Samantha13,786
  10. #10Elizabeth13,577
  11. #14,179Nevin6

Top boys' names in 2004

  1. #1Jacob27,911
  2. #2Michael25,470
  3. #3Joshua24,214
  4. #4Matthew22,882
  5. #5Ethan22,210
  6. #6Andrew21,717
  7. #7Daniel21,018
  8. #8William20,237
  9. #9Joseph20,147
  10. #10Christopher19,636
  11. #1,179Nevin132
More about 2004

girls

1,836,250 girls got a published name in 2004; 1 in 306,042 of them was named Nevin, which outranked 24.7% of the 18,835 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Nevin
  1. #12,761Zynia7
  2. #12,761Zyniah7
  3. #12,761Zyra7
  4. #14,179Nevin6
  5. #14,179Aaliha6
  6. #14,179Aalijah6
  7. #14,179Aalisha6
  8. #16,099Aafreen5
  9. #16,099Aajah5
  10. #16,099Aala5

Tied with 1,919 names at #14,179; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2003
Risers
  1. 948Rubi#1,561#613
  2. 607Kaydence#984#377
  3. 548Marin#1,383#835
  4. 543Diya#1,416#873
  5. 479Kadence#869#390
Fallers
  1. 1,607Arly#949#2,556
  2. 433Shakira#747#1,180
  3. 414Anais#990#1,404
  4. 365Lisbeth#742#1,107
  5. 274Reanna#990#1,264

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,984,979 boys got a published name in 2004; 1 in 15,038 of them was named Nevin, which outranked 91.1% of the 13,228 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Nevin
  1. #1,172Robin133
  2. #1,172Tai133
  3. #1,172Theo133
  4. #1,179Nevin132
  5. #1,179Demario132
  6. #1,179Devlin132
  7. #1,179Harris132
  8. #1,183Donnie131
  9. #1,183Everardo131
  10. #1,183Jevon131

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2003
Risers
  1. 1,308Koda#2,238#930
  2. 1,190Tayshaun#2,153#963
  3. 1,006Kanye#1,492#486
  4. 910Kyan#1,497#587
  5. 814Jaidyn#1,630#816
Fallers
  1. 455Jahiem#873#1,328
  2. 325Ervin#942#1,267
  3. 323Jahir#809#1,132
  4. 282Jaheim#457#739
  5. 270Sabastian#946#1,216

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 2004