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 1966 and has been recorded in 49 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1992 with 1,371 babies (rank #1 that year). It was not in the 2017 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.

24,120

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

1,371

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
1966	1	#1,100
1967	1	#1,127
1968	1	#1,147
1969	5	#797
1970	10	#634
1971	15	#525
1972	16	#503
1973	21	#423
1974	37	#313
1975	66	#219
1976	78	#194
1977	144	#125
1978	183	#101
1979	213	#90
1980	252	#82
1981	210	#94
1982	317	#61
1983	399	#47
1984	537	#31
1985	711	#21
1986	977	#7
1987	1,136	#5
1988	1,110	#3
1989	1,133	#2
1990	1,274	#1
1991	1,298	#1
1992	1,371	#1
1993	1,295	#1
1994	1,228	#1
1995	1,129	#2
1996	1,014	#3
1997	973	#3
1998	940	#3
1999	871	#8
2000	788	#10
2001	698	#14
2002	668	#17
2003	592	#22
2004	419	#34
2005	403	#31
2006	292	#54
2007	281	#54
2008	248	#67
2009	193	#96
2010	142	#115
2011	128	#127
2012	117	#127
2013	102	#142
2014	83	#160