Unisex name · since 1966
Bevin
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.
- #7,318 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,037
- born since 1966
- 1970s
- peak decade
1,037 girls have been named Bevin since 1966, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Bevin has 1,037 recorded births among girls since 1966, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1966 to 2023.
- #7,318 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,037 born since 1966
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bevin ranks #7,318 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,037 born since 1966, peaking in the 1970s.
- #7,318 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,037
- born since 1966
- 1970s
- peak decade
Bevin's 1,037 recorded births place it above 89.87% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Bevin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Bevin's SSA record in two at 1993 and the more recent half accounts for 31% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 69%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1997, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1978 peak of 58, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Bevin popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1966–2023
- Peak year (1978)
- 58
- Annual births at peak, across 58 years of records
Bevin popularity over time - boys
136 total births recorded since 1950 (Bevin as boys' name)
Bevin by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (327 births, 32% of the file).
1970s was Bevin's strongest decade.
327 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Bevin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 33
1960s
33 births
- 1970s
1970s
327 births
- 1980s
1980s
307 births
- 1990s 119
1990s
119 births
- 2000s
2000s
139 births
- 2010s 99
2010s
99 births
- 2020s 13
2020s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 327 births (32% of all-time use).
How Bevin compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Bevin's total volume
Bevin by state
Where Bevin concentrates geographically, total births since 1966
| 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% |
26 of 1,037 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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- Bevin's decade-level peak was the 1970s (327 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Bevins (26 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Bevin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1978)
Similar record span (~57 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1966–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Bevin draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.