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 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2016 with 352 babies (rank #166 that year). It was not in the 2024 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.

5,566

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

352

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
1996	250	#141
1997	253	#144
1998	243	#145
1999	210	#163
2000	193	#180
2001	205	#172
2002	192	#184
2003	211	#183
2004	225	#183
2005	249	#177
2006	275	#173
2007	302	#167
2008	263	#184
2009	284	#184
2010	298	#182
2011	271	#196
2012	330	#179
2013	315	#177
2014	309	#180
2015	336	#175
2016	352	#166