Recorded 1966–2023 Unisex name Peak 1978 1,037 births

Bevin — unisex name

1,037 babies named Bevin in U.S. Social Security records since 1966, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s331970s3271980s3071990s1192000s1392010s992020s13
1970s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Bevin was born in this single decade.

1978
Single peak year

58 babies were named Bevin in 1978 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Bevin

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,037 babies named Bevin between 1966 and 2023, spanning 58 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Bevin currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1978, when 58 babies received it in a single year. Bevin is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 136 additional births since 1950.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Bevin performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 327 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Bevin shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 26 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Bevin in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Bevin in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,037 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Bevin at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

1,037

Since 1966

58 years of records

Peak year

1978

58 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1966

Recorded for 58 years

Last year on file: 2023

Bevin popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1966

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1978)
58
Annual births at peak — across 58 years of records
020406080 202320122005199819911984197719701966 8

Bevin popularity over time — boys

136 total births recorded since 1950 (Bevin as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 136 births
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Bevin by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
327 births that decade — 32% of Bevin's all-time total
1960s331970s3271980s3071990s1192000s1392010s992020s13

Bevin by state

Where Bevin concentrates geographically — total births since 1966

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Bevin
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
26 2.5%
#2 Texas
17 1.6%
#3 California
15 1.4%
#4 Pennsylvania
5 0.5%
New York share of Bevin's total US births 2.5%
Even split

26 of 1,037 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Bevin?
1,037 babies have been named Bevin since 1966. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1978 with 58 births.
When was Bevin most popular?
Bevin was most popular in the 1970s decade with 327 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
Where is Bevin most popular?
The top states for the name Bevin are New York (26 births), Texas (17 births), California (15 births).
Is Bevin a unisex name?
Yes, Bevin is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 1,037 births, and as a boy's name it has 136 births.
How long has the name Bevin been used?
Bevin has been recorded in Social Security data since 1966, spanning 58 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Bevin?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Beverly, Beverley, Beverlee, Bev, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1966–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.