Kevin

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Kevin is the anglicized form of the Irish masculine given name Caoimhín. It is composed of caomh "dear; noble"; Old Irish cóem and -gin. The variant Kevan is anglicised from Caoimheán, an Irish diminutive form. The feminine version of the name is Caoimhe.

From Wikipedia

Kevin first appears in the data in 1952 and has been recorded in 54 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1961 with 695 babies (rank #18 that year). It was not in the 2025 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Kevin

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Kevin yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

7Destiny numberThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
5Soul urgeThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
11PersonalityThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

14,856

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

695

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Also a character in

In The Office (US): Kevin Malone — accountant
In Brooklyn Nine-Nine: Kevin Cozner — Holt's husband

Famous people named Kevin

Kevin Costnerfilm actor · b. 1955
Kevin Ruddhead of government · b. 1957
Kevin Spaceyfilm actor · b. 1959
Kevin De Bruyneassociation football player · b. 1991
Kevin Durantbasketball player · b. 1988

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1952	480	#26
1953	502	#21
1954	475	#22
1955	450	#23
1956	552	#15
1957	464	#22
1958	472	#17
1959	435	#22
1960	657	#20
1961	695	#18
1962	633	#23
1963	594	#22
1964	587	#21
1965	510	#25
1966	415	#30
1967	421	#29
1968	373	#35
1969	358	#40
1970	333	#41
1971	330	#44
1972	302	#49
1973	225	#59
1974	217	#58
1975	209	#59
1976	189	#63
1977	190	#64
1978	161	#75
1979	157	#77
1980	151	#74
1981	178	#69
1982	157	#75
1983	179	#68
1984	171	#69
1985	172	#65
1986	161	#70
1987	146	#80
1988	147	#81
1989	155	#76
1990	153	#83
1991	159	#78
1992	182	#76
1993	214	#66
1994	190	#70
1995	154	#81
1996	156	#85
1997	138	#89
1998	117	#92
1999	141	#91
2000	138	#88
2001	86	#100
2014	9	#193
2015	5	#303
2016	7	#234
2017	4	#361