Boys' name · peaked in 1965
Kevin name popularity since 1925
1,189,445 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Kevin. Half of them were born in 1976 or earlier, so the typical Kevin is about 50 years old in 2026. Kevin peaked in 1965 as the #13 name for boys, and it ranked #221 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 1,189,445
- Named Kevin, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #221
- for boys in 2025 (1,628 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.6% boys
- 5,337 girls · 1,184,108 boys
- Most popular in
- District of Columbia
- 1.73× its national share
Peak year is the year Kevin made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Kevin births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 1963. Measured as a share of all babies, Kevin peaked in 1965.
- Fastest rise: Between 1946 and 1951, Kevin became 5.3× more common, from 1 in 1,570 baby boys to 1 in 297.
- Steepest fall: Between 2014 and 2019, its share of baby boys fell by 52%, from 1 in 325 to 1 in 684.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Kevin's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Kevin.
Decade by decade
Babies named Kevin in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 317 | – |
| 1930s | 11 | 1,623 | #421 |
| 1940s | 120 | 11,268 | #207 |
| 1950s | 687 | 159,010 | #27 |
| 1960s | 1,137 | 271,412 | #13 |
| 1970s | 1,234 | 212,231 | #15 |
| 1980s | 1,264 | 188,670 | #23 |
| 1990s | 499 | 165,232 | #25 |
| 2000s | 285 | 111,081 | #33 |
| 2010s | 82 | 51,318 | #79 |
| 2020–25 | 18 | 11,946 | #221 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
30.1% of babies named Kevin from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen X years (1965–1980). The full split by generation:
Where Kevin is most popular
The index compares Kevin's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Kevin.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | 1.73× | 9,559 |
| Rhode Island | 1.53× | 6,497 |
| Delaware | 1.51× | 3,748 |
| Massachusetts | 1.49× | 42,520 |
| New Jersey | 1.41× | 46,716 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Kevin and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Kevin (this page) | 1,184,108 | 1965 |
| Keven | 8,752 | 2003 |
| Kevon | 5,447 | 2000 |
| Kevan | 3,479 | 1986 |
| Kevyn | 2,141 | 2007 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 499 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Kevin's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Kevin.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Kevin (1965).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data