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 1999 and has been recorded in 26 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2005 with 1,020 babies (rank #52 that year). In 2024 it was given to 415 boys (rank #76). 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.

22,000

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

1,020

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
1999	881	#59
2000	1,002	#55
2001	959	#55
2002	873	#60
2003	837	#60
2004	983	#56
2005	1,020	#52
2006	918	#58
2007	950	#54
2008	1,019	#53
2009	887	#58
2010	979	#58
2011	955	#57
2012	929	#55
2013	945	#52
2014	870	#56
2015	921	#52
2016	942	#50
2017	923	#50
2018	780	#56
2019	720	#58
2020	609	#63
2021	630	#62
2022	543	#70
2023	500	#71
2024	415	#76