Kevin
2025 SSA
Below 5 births
About Kevin
Kevin came to the US with the large wave of Irish Immigrants after World War I, hitting the US Top 1000 list for the first time in 1921 and never leaving.
Though an ancient Irish name -- a Saint Kevin founded a scholastic monastery near Dublin in the seventh century -- Kevin only became popular in Ireland at the same time it did in the US, when the Irish war for independence restored native Irish names to general use.
The name Kevin was derived from the name Caoimhín, which originated from the Irish elements coém, meaning "handsome," and gein, "birth." The feminine name Caiomhe, anglicized as Keeva, comes from the same origins.
Kevin has been waning in popularity in the US in recent years—it dropped out of the Top 100 for the first time since the Truman administration in 2017—but remains a popular name in countries as diverse as Italy, Mexico, Sweden, and several Eastern European countries. It was the top boys' name in France in the early 1990s—one of the first non-French names to hold the title.
That said, Kevinism has become slang for fleeting name phenomena, typically associated with pop culture trends. Internationally, it's identified as a stereotypical trendy "American" name.
There are many famous Kevins in the public eye, notably Kevin Costner, Kevin Bacon, and Kevin James. Shark Tank's Kevin O'Leary, aka Mr. Wonderful, was born Terrence Thomas Kevin O'Leary and founded The Learning Company.
Kevin is also given to girls.
Pronounced KEV-in.
As of October 2026, Kevin ranked #221 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #11 in 1963, Nameberry popularity #213.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #70 | 5,901 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | #79 | 5,184 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | #90 | 4,554 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | #102 | 3,833 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | #125 | 3,143 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | #149 | 2,622 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | #157 | 2,384 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | #183 | 2,109 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | #182 | 2,077 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | #187 | 1,919 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | #196 | 1,822 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | #221 | 1,628 | — | 0 |
World rankings
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Kevin on lists
Famous Kevins
- Saint Kevin of GlendaloughBoy
Irish abbot
- Kevin Norwood BaconBoy
American actor
- Kevin Andrew BridgesBoy
Scottish comedian
- Kevin Fitzgerald CorriganBoy
American actor
- Kevin Michael CostnerBoy
American actor
- Kevin Wayne DurantBoy
American basketball player
- Kevin Earl FederlineBoy
American dancer
- Kevin Maurice GarnettBoy
American basketball player
- Kevin Darnell HartBoy
American actor and comedian
- Kevin James (Knipfing)Boy
American actor and comedian
- (Paul) Kevin Jonas IIBoy
American musician
- Kevin KilnerBoy
American actor
- Kevin AndersonBoy
American actor
- Kevin Delaney KlineBoy
American actor
- Kevin Wesley LoveBoy
American basketball player
- Kevin McCarthyBoy
American actor
- Kevin Michael McKeehan aka tobyMacBoy
American Christian singer,songwriter
- Kevin Edward McHaleBoy
American basketball player
- Kevin Michael McHaleBoy
American actor and singer
- Kevin McKiddBoy
Scottish actor
- Kevin NealonBoy
American actor
- Kevin O'LearyBoy
Canadian businessman
- Kevin Oluwole OlusolaBoy
American singer/beatboxer with group Pentatonix
- Kevin Elliot PollakBoy
American actor
- Kevin Scott RichardsonBoy
American singer
- Kevin Michael RuddBoy
26th Prime Minister of Australia
- Kevin Patrick SmithBoy
American film director and producer
- Kevin David SorboBoy
American actor
- Kevin SpaceyBoy
American actor
- Kevin TigheBoy
American actor
- Kevin Hagan WhiteBoy
45th mayor of Boston, USA
- Kevin Edmund "Youk" YoukilisBoy
American baseball player
- Kevin "K.O." OlusolaBoy
American musician
- Kevin Kimmel (b. 1993)Boy
son of TV host Jimmy Kimmel
- Kevin Conroy (b. 1955)Boy
American voice actor
- Kevin Nash (b. 1959)Boy
American pro wrestler and actor
- Kevin Owens (born Kevin Steen in 1984)Boy
American pro wrestler
- Kevin HinesBoy
American author and filmmaker, survivor of a suicide attempt off the Golden Gate Bridge
- Kevin KrausBoy
German footballer
- Kevin MüllerBoy
German footballer
- Kevin LankfordBoy
German,American soccer player
- Kevin DuBrowBoy
American singer for Quiet Riot
- Kevin Hicks (b. 1970)Boy
16 year old British boy who went and is still currently missing from Addiscombe, UK in 1986
- Kevin O'ReillyBoy
Irish Youtuber
Kevin in pop culture
- KevinBoy
bird in the Disney/Pixar film "Up"
- KevinBoy
alternate version of narrator Cecil in podcast "Welcome to Night Vale"
- Kevin ArnoldBoy
character on TV's "The Wonder Years"
- Kevin EntwhistleBoy
character in J.K. Rowling's "The Original Forty"
- Kevin FlynnBoy
main character of the TRON film
- Kevin GrantBoy
character on TV series "Bracken's World"
- Kevin KhatchadourianBoy
character in book/movie "We Need To Talk About Kevin"
- Kevin LangleyBoy
character in movie "Bean" played by Andy Lawrence
- Kevin McCallisterBoy
main character in "Home Alone" film series
- Kevin MyersBoy
character in the "American Pie" series
- Kevin PriceBoy
main character in musical "The Book of Mormon"
- Kevin PeytonBoy
character on TV's "Nurse Jackie"
- KevinBoy
character from TV series "Supernatural"
- Kevin CopelandBoy
character in film "White Chicks"
- Kevin CopelandBoy
character in "The Mist"
- Kevin DuvalBoy
a character on TV's "Scream"
- Kevin Wendell CrumbBoy
character from "Split"
- KevinBoy
character from "Ed, Edd n Eddy"
- KevinBoy
minion in the "Despicable Me" movies
- "Cousin KevinBoy
" song by The Who
- Kevin KellarBoy
character from the tv series "Riverdale"
- Kevin RayburnBoy
character in Netflix's "Bloodline"
- Kevin CoznerBoy
character in TV series "Brooklyn Nine,Nine"
- Kevin MaloneBoy
character from the show "The Office"
- Kevin KeeneBoy
aka Captain N: The Game Master, from the NBC Saturday Morning Cartoon "Captain N: The Game Master"
- Kevin OldBoy
character in Lemony Snicket's "A Series Of Unfortunate Events" and "File Under: 13 Suspicious Incidents"
- Kevin BrownBoy
also known as "Agent K", a character from the "Men in Black" movies
- "Kevin"Boy
a slang term originating from the website Reddit that refers to a person of low intelligence