Kevin
Boy nameKevin has been given to 1,189,844 babies in the U.S. since 1912. It peaked in 1963 and currently ranks #221 for boys (2025).
Meaning & origin /ˈkɛvɪn/
Name of a seventh-century Irish saint, from Irish Caoimhghin or Caoimhín, from Old Irish Cóemgen (literally “dear birth/person”). It first became popular outside Ireland in the mid-twentieth century.
Origin: Irish
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025
Total babies
1,189,844
Peak year
1963 (30,734 babies)
Rank in 2025
#221 for boys
First recorded
1912
10-year trend
▼ -69%
Gender split
0% girls / 100% boys
Famous people named Kevin
Kevin Costner
American actor
Kevin Rudd
26th Prime Minister of Australia
Kevin De Bruyne
Belgian association football player (born 1991)
Kevin Spacey
American actor
Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).
Names with a similar vibe
Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Kevin.
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