Recorded 1962–1994 Boys' name Peak 1968 68 births

Previn — boys' name

68 babies named Previn in U.S. Social Security records since 1962, with the highest year being 1968. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s191970s291990s20
1970s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Previn was born in this single decade.

1968
Single peak year

8 babies were named Previn in 1968 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Previn

The Social Security Administration has registered 68 babies named Previn between 1962 and 1994, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Previn currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1994. The name reached its historical peak in 1968, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Previn performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 29 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Previn shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Previn 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 68 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.

Previn at a glance

Last recorded 1994

Total births

68

Since 1962

33 years of records

Peak year

1968

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1994

Active since

1962

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 1994

Previn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–1962

Last recorded 1994
Peak year (1968)
8
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
456789 199419921991199019751973197219711970196819631962 5

Previn by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
29 births that decade — 43% of Previn's all-time total
1960s191970s291990s20

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Previn?
68 babies have been named Previn since 1962. It was last recorded in 1994. The peak year was 1968 with 8 births.
When was Previn most popular?
Previn was most popular in the 1970s decade with 29 total births. The single peak year was 1968.
How long has the name Previn been used?
Previn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1962, spanning 33 years of data through 1994.
What names are similar to Previn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Preston, Presley, Prentice, Prentiss, 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, 1962–1994 (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.