How popular is the name Kevin?

Kevin ranks 25th among boys' names in US records, with 1,209,836 births since 1912. Over the past decade it accounts for 30,523.

Is Kevin a unisex name?

No. Kevin is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

1963, when 30,835 children were given the name. It has been in use for 113 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Keven, Kevan, Kevyn, Cevin. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.

Boy name#25 of boy names

Pronounced K EH1 V AH0 N (ARPABET)

Kevin is a boys' name, and first appears in 1912. It has been given to 1,209,836 children — the 25th most common boys' name on record.

It is falling away, down 65% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1963, when 30,835 children were given it.

Four other spellings are counted in that total — Keven, Kevan, Kevyn and one more — because they are pronounced identically.

1963Boys: 30,835Girls: 121

These spellings sound identical to Kevin and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.

Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Kevin?: Kevin ranks 25th among boys' names in US records, with 1,209,836 births since 1912. Over the past decade it accounts for 30,523.
Is Kevin a unisex name?: No. Kevin is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Kevin most popular?: 1963, when 30,835 children were given the name. It has been in use for 113 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
How else is Kevin spelled?: Keven, Kevan, Kevyn, Cevin. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.