Is Kevin a boy or girl name?
Kevin is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 5 girls and 1,822 boys were named Kevin, so 0.3% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.4% of the 1,188,207 US babies named Kevin were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #196
- Girl rank, 2024
- #16,448
- Babies named Kevin since 1912
- 1,188,207
- Most popular year
- 1963
- 30,732 babies
Boys and girls named Kevin, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 117 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 599 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 1,624 | 11 | 0.7% |
| 1940s | 11,271 | 120 | 1.1% |
| 1950s | 159,010 | 687 | 0.4% |
| 1960s | 271,401 | 1,137 | 0.4% |
| 1970s | 212,244 | 1,235 | 0.6% |
| 1980s | 188,685 | 1,264 | 0.7% |
| 1990s | 165,223 | 499 | 0.3% |
| 2000s | 111,079 | 285 | 0.3% |
| 2010s | 51,310 | 82 | 0.2% |
| 2020s | 10,311 | 13 | 0.1% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,822 | #196 | 5 | #16,448 |
| 2023 | 1,919 | #187 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 2,077 | #182 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 2,109 | #183 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 2,384 | #157 | 8 | #11,624 |
| 2019 | 2,622 | #149 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 3,143 | #125 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 3,833 | #102 | 9 | #11,160 |
| 2016 | 4,554 | #90 | 6 | #15,312 |
| 2015 | 5,184 | #79 | 14 | #8,223 |
| 2014 | 5,901 | #70 | 14 | #8,287 |
| 2013 | 5,945 | #72 | 10 | #10,637 |
| 2012 | 6,232 | #69 | 7 | #14,271 |
| 2011 | 6,568 | #67 | 15 | #7,998 |
| 2010 | 7,328 | #59 | 7 | #14,263 |
| 2009 | 8,780 | #44 | 21 | #6,432 |
| 2008 | 9,798 | #41 | 11 | #10,447 |
| 2007 | 10,537 | #39 | 23 | #6,001 |
| 2006 | 10,779 | #37 | 27 | #5,166 |
| 2005 | 10,917 | #33 | 31 | #4,428 |
| 2004 | 11,220 | #34 | 46 | #3,298 |
| 2003 | 11,734 | #32 | 28 | #4,609 |
| 2002 | 12,046 | #33 | 31 | #4,130 |
| 2001 | 12,595 | #32 | 36 | #3,666 |
| 2000 | 12,673 | #32 | 31 | #4,033 |
| 1999 | 12,257 | #34 | 35 | #3,541 |
| 1998 | 12,509 | #32 | 16 | #6,219 |
| 1997 | 13,294 | #28 | 33 | #3,496 |
| 1996 | 14,589 | #26 | 35 | #3,332 |
| 1995 | 15,858 | #25 | 59 | #2,266 |
| 1994 | 17,315 | #26 | 57 | #2,307 |
| 1993 | 19,082 | #25 | 53 | #2,400 |
| 1992 | 19,646 | #25 | 59 | #2,259 |
| 1991 | 20,261 | #23 | 81 | #1,771 |
| 1990 | 20,412 | #23 | 71 | #1,946 |
| 1989 | 21,209 | #19 | 99 | #1,477 |
| 1988 | 20,170 | #20 | 116 | #1,262 |
| 1987 | 20,421 | #19 | 142 | #1,077 |
| 1986 | 19,935 | #21 | 146 | #1,038 |
| 1985 | 18,813 | #23 | 147 | #1,026 |
| 1984 | 17,862 | #24 | 124 | #1,114 |
| 1983 | 17,378 | #25 | 144 | #998 |
| 1982 | 17,465 | #24 | 118 | #1,169 |
| 1981 | 17,456 | #25 | 111 | #1,190 |
| 1980 | 17,976 | #23 | 117 | #1,157 |
| 1979 | 18,734 | #19 | 120 | #1,121 |
| 1978 | 20,096 | #15 | 105 | #1,195 |
| 1977 | 22,461 | #13 | 149 | #933 |
| 1976 | 18,476 | #15 | 113 | #1,081 |
| 1975 | 18,065 | #15 | 106 | #1,102 |
| 1974 | 19,464 | #14 | 127 | #972 |
| 1973 | 20,771 | #14 | 134 | #924 |
| 1972 | 22,357 | #13 | 118 | #1,003 |
| 1971 | 24,850 | #14 | 134 | #954 |
| 1970 | 26,970 | #14 | 129 | #977 |
| 1969 | 23,555 | #16 | 128 | #941 |
| 1968 | 23,862 | #17 | 125 | #927 |
| 1967 | 24,603 | #17 | 117 | #944 |
| 1966 | 25,594 | #17 | 123 | #911 |
| 1965 | 28,183 | #13 | 117 | #946 |
| 1964 | 29,355 | #13 | 114 | #1,004 |
| 1963 | 30,611 | #11 | 121 | #967 |
| 1962 | 28,331 | #14 | 91 | #1,145 |
| 1961 | 28,919 | #14 | 108 | #1,058 |
| 1960 | 28,388 | #15 | 93 | #1,129 |
| 1959 | 26,794 | #14 | 99 | #1,075 |
| 1958 | 24,661 | #20 | 93 | #1,092 |
| 1957 | 24,286 | #20 | 90 | #1,103 |
| 1956 | 21,763 | #22 | 67 | #1,275 |
| 1955 | 17,156 | #27 | 68 | #1,226 |
| 1954 | 15,322 | #28 | 80 | #1,105 |
| 1953 | 10,011 | #36 | 62 | #1,232 |
| 1952 | 7,916 | #43 | 45 | #1,447 |
| 1951 | 6,350 | #53 | 45 | #1,403 |
| 1950 | 4,751 | #73 | 38 | #1,511 |
| 1949 | 3,292 | #95 | 31 | #1,722 |
| 1948 | 2,228 | #127 | 27 | #1,837 |
| 1947 | 1,549 | #160 | 14 | #2,830 |
| 1946 | 1,035 | #179 | 16 | #2,431 |
| 1945 | 689 | #207 | 14 | #2,396 |
| 1944 | 594 | #231 | 7 | #3,892 |
| 1943 | 639 | #227 | 5 | #5,019 |
| 1942 | 529 | #250 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 418 | #280 | 6 | #4,195 |
| 1940 | 298 | #332 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 273 | #339 | 5 | #4,587 |
| 1938 | 246 | #354 | 6 | #4,088 |
| 1937 | 178 | #425 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 153 | #455 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 175 | #421 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 151 | #458 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 132 | #489 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 121 | #533 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 111 | #558 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 84 | #683 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 75 | #725 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 68 | #793 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 67 | #816 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 46 | #1,027 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 61 | #854 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 50 | #999 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 53 | #943 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 71 | #797 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 84 | #720 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 24 | #1,572 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 14 | #2,204 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 21 | #1,683 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 19 | #1,730 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 18 | #1,732 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 15 | #1,930 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 12 | #1,916 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 9 | #2,020 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 9 | #1,819 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Kevin reached #11 in 1963. As a girl name, it reached #911 in 1966. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1960s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Kevin
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.