Boys' name · since 1972
Kevis
Kevis has 245 recorded births since 1972 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1986 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,795 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 245
- born since 1972
- 1980s
- peak decade
Kevis is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 245 have been recorded since 1972.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kevis has been recorded 245 times among boys since 1972, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2007.
- #11,795 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 245 born since 1972
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kevis ranks #11,795 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 245 born since 1972, peaking in the 1980s.
- #11,795 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 245
- born since 1972
- 1980s
- peak decade
Kevis's 245 recorded births place it above 74.03% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
Kevis's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kevis splits its recorded history at 1989: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1974 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1986 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kevis popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2007
- Peak year (1986)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Kevis by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (94 births, 38% of the file).
1980s was Kevis's strongest decade.
94 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Kevis births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
47 births
- 1980s
1980s
94 births
- 1990s
1990s
73 births
- 2000s 31
2000s
31 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 94 births (38% of all-time use).
Kevis by state
Where Kevis concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 5 | 2.0% |
5 of 245 births nationwide.
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What to do with Kevis's data
- Kevis's decade-level peak was the 1980s (94 total births); usage has since declined to 31 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Florida records the most Keviss (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Kevis: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1986)
Similar record span (~35 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, 1972–2007 (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 Kevis 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.