Boys' name · since 1912
Kevin
1,184,507 babies named Kevin in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1963. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #24 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #221 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,184,507
- born since 1912
- 1960s
- peak decade
Kevin currently ranks #221 among boys' names in America, with 1,184,507 babies recorded since 1912.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kevin has been recorded 1,184,507 times among boys since 1912, currently ranked #221 nationally and more common than 98% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 2025.
- #24 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #221 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,184,507 born since 1912
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kevin ranks #24 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #221 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,184,507 born since 1912, peaking in the 1960s.
- #24 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #221 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,184,507
- born since 1912
- 1960s
- peak decade
Kevin's 1,184,507 recorded births place it above 99.94% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Kevin compares
1,184,507 Top 1% higher than 99% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Kevin's all-time total is 3,210x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kevin | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,184,507 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 30,613 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kevin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kevin's SSA record in two at 1969 and the more recent half accounts for 65% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 35%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1912, with only 9 births recorded -- set against the 1963 peak of 30,613, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kevin popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–2025
- Peak year (1963)
- 30,613
- Annual births at peak, across 114 years of records
Kevin popularity over time - girls
5,337 total births recorded since 1938 (Kevin as girls' name)
Kevin by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (271,412 births, 23% of the file).
1960s was Kevin's strongest decade.
271,412 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Kevin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 117
1910s
117 births
- 1920s 599
1920s
599 births
- 1930s 1,623
1930s
1,623 births
- 1940s 11,268
1940s
11,268 births
- 1950s
1950s
159,010 births
- 1960s
1960s
271,412 births
- 1970s
1970s
212,231 births
- 1980s
1980s
188,670 births
- 1990s
1990s
165,232 births
- 2000s
2000s
111,081 births
- 2010s 51,318
2010s
51,318 births
- 2020s 11,946
2020s
11,946 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 271,412 births (23% of all-time use).
How Kevin compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Kevin's total volume
Kevin by state
Where Kevin concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 138,556 | 11.7% |
| #2 | New York | | 114,546 | 9.7% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 67,872 | 5.7% |
| #4 | Texas | | 67,820 | 5.7% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 61,762 | 5.2% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 55,365 | 4.7% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 51,134 | 4.3% |
| #8 | New Jersey | | 46,665 | 3.9% |
138,556 of 1,184,507 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Kevin appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kevin's data
- Kevin's decade-level peak was the 1960s (271,412 total births); usage has since declined to 11,946 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Kevins (138,556 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Kevin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1963)
Similar record span (~113 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, 1912–2025 (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 Kevin 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.