Kevin
A boys’ name of Irish origin, meaning handsome at birth.
Babies a year
3,813
the US, 2017
Rarity
Common
among names in use
US popularity
#221
down from #196
UK popularity
#292
157 babies · down from #264
How Kevin has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #79 |
| 2016 | #90 |
| 2017 | #102 |
| 2018 | #125 |
| 2019 | #149 |
| 2020 | #157 |
| 2021 | #183 |
| 2022 | #182 |
| 2023 | #186 |
| 2024 | #196 |
| 2025 | #221 |
In 2025, 157 babies in England and Wales were named Kevin. In the US, 3,813 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold. Its US peak was 30,620 in 1963.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Kevin was most common in 1965, when it went to 1.49% of American babies of that sex. Squarely vintage-revival territory.
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