Boys' name · since 1959
Kevins
Since 1959, U.S. Social Security records show 26 babies named Kevins, peaking in 1961. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 26
- total births
- 1959–2017
- years on record
- 1960s
- peak decade
- 23%
- born in that decade
Kevins sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 26 recorded since 1959.
Social Security Administration records show Kevins recorded 26 times among boys since 1959, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1959 to 2017.
- 26 total births
- 1959–2017 years on record
- 1960s peak decade
- 23% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Kevins's 26 recorded births place it above 40% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Kevins's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kevins's SSA record in two at 1988 and the more recent half accounts for 58% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 42%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1959, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1961 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kevins popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1959–2017
- Peak year (1961)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 59 years of records
Kevins by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1960s was Kevins's strongest decade.
6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Kevins births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
5 births
- 1960s
1960s
6 births
- 1980s
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 6 births (23% of all-time use).
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- Kevins's usage has stayed within range of its 1960s decade-level peak (6 total births) through the 2010s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1959–2017 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Kevins: Baby Name Since 1959 - 26 Births, Peak 1961." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kevins. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Kevins 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 July 2026.