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Kevin name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Kevin ranks #221 in male records (1,628 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Data updated

Key facts

2025 female rank and count
No published 2025 observation. A missing observation is not zero.
2025 male rank and count
#221 · 1,628 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (male)
Count decreased by 197 male records (1,825 to 1,628); rank moved from #196 to #221.
5-year change, since 2021 (male)
Count decreased by 483 male records (2,111 to 1,628); rank moved from #183 to #221.
Peak year in available data
2016: 4,557 male records, the highest published count in 2016–2025.

Is Kevin becoming more popular?

Kevin's reported male count decreased by 197 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #196 to #221. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

The 2025 file has no published female observation for Kevin. That is not a count of zero.

Kevin in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for KevinFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.4,5570201620252016: 6 female records2017: 9 female records2020: 8 female records2023: 5 female records2024: 5 female records2016: 4,557 male records2017: 3,834 male records2018: 3,143 male records2019: 2,622 male records2020: 2,385 male records2021: 2,111 male records2022: 2,077 male records2023: 1,920 male records2024: 1,825 male records2025: 1,628 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
2025——1,628221
2024516,5091,825196
2023516,4181,920188
2022——2,077182
2021——2,111183
2020811,6292,385157
2019——2,622149
2018——3,143125
2017911,1663,834102
2016615,3174,55790

Questions about Kevin’s popularity

How common is Kevin in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Kevin ranks #221 in male records (1,628 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Kevin?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Kevin only.

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