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Kevin

Kevin

American Names · male

Etymology

Origin
Irish Gaelic
Meaning
handsome; beloved (caomh: handsome/kind + gin: birth)
Root
Caoimhin

Popularity Trends

Peak Year
1965
#17
Latest Rank
#61
2008
Total Births
57,374
Years in Data
1921–2008
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Year Rank Count
1921 #1383 7
1922 #1546 6
1923 #1817 4
1924 #1802 4
1925 #1642 5
1927 #1647 5
1928 #1527 6
1929 #1440 6
1930 #1365 7
1931 #1113 10
1932 #1059 11
1933 #976 13
1934 #945 14
1935 #873 16
1936 #937 14
1937 #893 16
1938 #769 21
1939 #729 24
1940 #707 25
1941 #598 33
1942 #549 37
1943 #501 44
1944 #518 42
1945 #466 50
1946 #405 63
1947 #344 84
1948 #263 125
1949 #202 182
1950 #155 262
1951 #119 332
1952 #94 402
1953 #75 500
1954 #50 740
1955 #49 821
1956 #40 1,014
1957 #34 1,110
1958 #34 1,145
1959 #24 1,235
1960 #22 1,310
1961 #21 1,340
1962 #19 1,349
1963 #15 1,488
1964 #17 1,448
1965 #17 1,493
1966 #22 1,414
1967 #21 1,390
1968 #21 1,352
1969 #21 1,296
1970 #18 1,423
1971 #20 1,375
1972 #21 1,335
1973 #20 1,297
1974 #22 1,202
1975 #23 1,114
1976 #23 1,131
1977 #18 1,324
1978 #23 1,176
1979 #30 1,046
1980 #36 969
1981 #36 938
1982 #38 925
1983 #38 941
1984 #34 952
1985 #34 978
1986 #31 1,037
1987 #27 1,046
1988 #32 1,007
1989 #29 1,011
1990 #35 948
1991 #34 956
1992 #35 936
1993 #34 924
1994 #37 849
1995 #40 788
1996 #40 728
1997 #42 665
1998 #50 617
1999 #52 601
2000 #51 607
2001 #50 609
2002 #51 583
2003 #49 558
2004 #52 531
2005 #53 513
2006 #57 492
2007 #58 476
2008 #61 451