Unisex name · since 1952
Kevyn
2,141 babies named Kevyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1952, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,163 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,864 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,141
- born since 1952
- 2000s
- peak decade
2,141 babies have been named Kevyn since 1952, making it today's #10864 unisex name.
Kevyn has 2,141 recorded births among boys since 1952, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #10864 as of the latest data, more common than 22% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1952 to 2025.
- #3,163 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,864 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,141 born since 1952
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kevyn ranks #3,163 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,864 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,141 born since 1952, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,163 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,864 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,141
- born since 1952
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kevyn's 2,141 recorded births place it above 93.04% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
13 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Kevyn compares
2,141 Top 21% higher than 79% 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
Kevyn's all-time total is 6x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kevyn | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,141 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 106 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kevyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kevyn's SSA record in two at 1991 and the more recent half accounts for 79% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 21%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1952, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2007 peak of 106, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kevyn popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1952–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 106
- Annual births at peak, across 74 years of records
Kevyn popularity over time - girls
240 total births recorded since 1948 (Kevyn as girls' name)
Kevyn by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (751 births, 35% of the file).
2000s was Kevyn's strongest decade.
751 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Kevyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 50
1950s
50 births
- 1960s 86
1960s
86 births
- 1970s 93
1970s
93 births
- 1980s 183
1980s
183 births
- 1990s
1990s
489 births
- 2000s
2000s
751 births
- 2010s
2010s
411 births
- 2020s 78
2020s
78 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 751 births (35% of all-time use).
How Kevyn 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 Kevyn's total volume
Kevyn by state
Where Kevyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1952
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 347 | 16.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 148 | 6.9% |
| #3 | Florida | | 66 | 3.1% |
| #4 | New York | | 52 | 2.4% |
| #5 | Arizona | | 26 | 1.2% |
| #6 | Colorado | | 16 | 0.7% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 12 | 0.6% |
| #8 | New Jersey | | 12 | 0.6% |
347 of 2,141 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.
Kevyn appears in 13 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kevyn's data
- Kevyn's decade-level peak was the 2000s (751 total births); usage has since declined to 78 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Kevyns (347 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kevyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~73 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, 1952–2025 (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 Kevyn 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.