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 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1991 with 2,541 babies (rank #12 that year). In 2024 it was given to 96 boys (rank #345). 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.

25,537

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

2,541

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
1991	2,541	#12
1992	2,339	#14
1993	2,380	#11
1994	1,980	#13
1995	1,825	#17
1996	1,661	#19
1997	1,403	#21
1998	1,230	#27
1999	1,087	#35
2000	951	#37
2001	811	#44
2002	756	#47
2003	610	#61
2004	564	#66
2005	532	#67
2006	492	#77
2007	444	#82
2008	436	#86
2009	374	#104
2010	347	#115
2011	312	#126
2012	287	#137
2013	260	#148
2014	252	#155
2015	251	#150
2016	219	#171
2017	209	#183
2018	187	#196
2019	156	#231
2020	157	#221
2021	141	#247
2022	105	#305
2023	119	#264
2024	96	#345