Kevins

Boy · recorded 1959–2017

  • 2017last recorded
  • 1961best year

Most popular in 1961.

Last recorded in 2017. Fewer than five boys a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Kevins.

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Its story

Popularity since 1959

02319591974198820032017

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 5 recorded years as a table
Kevins, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
19592
19613
19883
19923
20173

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Kevins isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2017
5
Rank in 2017
#12,246
How rare
1 in 370,191 boys
Since 1959
26

Kevins was last recorded in 2017. Fewer than five boys have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1961, at 3 per million boys born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Kevins doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.