Kevin
Boy name · Irish origin
Kevin meaning
dear birth/person
Kevin at a glance
- Used as
- Boy name
- Origin
- Irish
- Latest U.S. rank (boy)
- #196 in 2024
Kevin popularity in the U.S.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1912 | #1,746 | 9 |
| 1920 | #1,543 | 24 |
| 1930 | #681 | 84 |
| 1940 | #332 | 298 |
| 1950 | #73 | 4,751 |
| 1960 | #15 | 28,388 |
| 1963 | #11 | 30,611 |
| 1970 | #14 | 26,970 |
| 1980 | #23 | 17,976 |
| 1990 | #23 | 20,412 |
| 2000 | #32 | 12,673 |
| 2010 | #59 | 7,328 |
| 2020 | #157 | 2,384 |
| 2024 | #196 | 1,822 |
All 113 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1912 | #1,746 | 9 |
| 1913 | #1,945 | 9 |
| 1914 | #1,868 | 12 |
| 1915 | #1,878 | 15 |
| 1916 | #1,698 | 18 |
| 1917 | #1,693 | 19 |
| 1918 | #1,648 | 21 |
| 1919 | #2,152 | 14 |
| 1920 | #1,543 | 24 |
| 1921 | #715 | 84 |
| 1922 | #794 | 71 |
| 1923 | #941 | 53 |
| 1924 | #993 | 50 |
| 1925 | #851 | 61 |
| 1926 | #1,018 | 46 |
| 1927 | #811 | 67 |
| 1928 | #786 | 68 |
| 1929 | #721 | 75 |
| 1930 | #681 | 84 |
| 1931 | #557 | 111 |
| 1932 | #531 | 121 |
| 1933 | #488 | 132 |
| 1934 | #458 | 151 |
| 1935 | #417 | 175 |
| 1936 | #455 | 153 |
| 1937 | #425 | 178 |
| 1938 | #354 | 246 |
| 1939 | #339 | 273 |
| 1940 | #332 | 298 |
| 1941 | #280 | 418 |
| 1942 | #250 | 529 |
| 1943 | #227 | 639 |
| 1944 | #231 | 594 |
| 1945 | #207 | 689 |
| 1946 | #179 | 1,035 |
| 1947 | #160 | 1,549 |
| 1948 | #127 | 2,228 |
| 1949 | #95 | 3,292 |
| 1950 | #73 | 4,751 |
| 1951 | #53 | 6,350 |
| 1952 | #43 | 7,916 |
| 1953 | #36 | 10,011 |
| 1954 | #28 | 15,322 |
| 1955 | #27 | 17,156 |
| 1956 | #22 | 21,763 |
| 1957 | #20 | 24,286 |
| 1958 | #20 | 24,661 |
| 1959 | #14 | 26,794 |
| 1960 | #15 | 28,388 |
| 1961 | #14 | 28,919 |
| 1962 | #14 | 28,331 |
| 1963 | #11 | 30,611 |
| 1964 | #13 | 29,355 |
| 1965 | #13 | 28,183 |
| 1966 | #17 | 25,594 |
| 1967 | #17 | 24,603 |
| 1968 | #17 | 23,862 |
| 1969 | #16 | 23,555 |
| 1970 | #14 | 26,970 |
| 1971 | #14 | 24,850 |
| 1972 | #13 | 22,357 |
| 1973 | #14 | 20,771 |
| 1974 | #14 | 19,464 |
| 1975 | #15 | 18,065 |
| 1976 | #15 | 18,476 |
| 1977 | #13 | 22,461 |
| 1978 | #15 | 20,096 |
| 1979 | #19 | 18,734 |
| 1980 | #23 | 17,976 |
| 1981 | #25 | 17,456 |
| 1982 | #24 | 17,465 |
| 1983 | #25 | 17,378 |
| 1984 | #24 | 17,862 |
| 1985 | #23 | 18,813 |
| 1986 | #21 | 19,935 |
| 1987 | #19 | 20,421 |
| 1988 | #20 | 20,170 |
| 1989 | #19 | 21,209 |
| 1990 | #23 | 20,412 |
| 1991 | #23 | 20,261 |
| 1992 | #25 | 19,646 |
| 1993 | #25 | 19,082 |
| 1994 | #26 | 17,315 |
| 1995 | #25 | 15,858 |
| 1996 | #26 | 14,589 |
| 1997 | #28 | 13,294 |
| 1998 | #32 | 12,509 |
| 1999 | #34 | 12,257 |
| 2000 | #32 | 12,673 |
| 2001 | #32 | 12,595 |
| 2002 | #33 | 12,046 |
| 2003 | #32 | 11,734 |
| 2004 | #34 | 11,220 |
| 2005 | #33 | 10,917 |
| 2006 | #37 | 10,779 |
| 2007 | #39 | 10,537 |
| 2008 | #41 | 9,798 |
| 2009 | #44 | 8,780 |
| 2010 | #59 | 7,328 |
| 2011 | #67 | 6,568 |
| 2012 | #69 | 6,232 |
| 2013 | #72 | 5,945 |
| 2014 | #70 | 5,901 |
| 2015 | #79 | 5,184 |
| 2016 | #90 | 4,554 |
| 2017 | #102 | 3,833 |
| 2018 | #125 | 3,143 |
| 2019 | #149 | 2,622 |
| 2020 | #157 | 2,384 |
| 2021 | #183 | 2,109 |
| 2022 | #182 | 2,077 |
| 2023 | #187 | 1,919 |
| 2024 | #196 | 1,822 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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