Recorded 1972–2007 Boys' name Peak 1986 245 births

Kevis — boys' name

245 babies named Kevis in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s471980s941990s732000s31
1980s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Kevis was born in this single decade.

1986
Single peak year

14 babies were named Kevis in 1986 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kevis

The Social Security Administration has registered 245 babies named Kevis between 1972 and 2007, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kevis currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2007. The name reached its historical peak in 1986, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kevis performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 94 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Kevis shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Kevis in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kevis 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 245 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.

Kevis at a glance

Last recorded 2007

Total births

245

Since 1972

36 years of records

Peak year

1986

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2007

Active since

1972

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 2007

Kevis popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–1972

Last recorded 2007
Peak year (1986)
14
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
46810121416 200720001996199219881984198019761972 8

Kevis by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
94 births that decade — 38% of Kevis's all-time total
1970s471980s941990s732000s31

Kevis by state

Where Kevis concentrates geographically — total births since 1972

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Kevis
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Florida
5 2.0%
Florida share of Kevis's total US births 2.0%

5 of 245 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kevis?
245 babies have been named Kevis since 1972. It was last recorded in 2007. The peak year was 1986 with 14 births.
When was Kevis most popular?
Kevis was most popular in the 1980s decade with 94 total births. The single peak year was 1986.
Where is Kevis most popular?
The top states for the name Kevis are Florida (5 births).
How long has the name Kevis been used?
Kevis has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 36 years of data through 2007.
What names are similar to Kevis?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kevin, Keven, Kevon, Kevan, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1972–2007 (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.