Kevin remains a common boys' name (#221 in 2025), down from a peak of #11 in 1963.
Kevin is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #221 for boy births in the United States (and #421 across all names), given to 1,628 babies — 1,634 including U.S. territories. Kevin first appears in 1912 and peaked in 1963 (30,613 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,628 | 1,634 | — | #221 |
| 2024 | 1,830 | 1,838 | #16,509 | #196 |
| 2023 | 1,925 | 1,930 | #16,418 | #188 |
| 2022 | 2,077 | 2,093 | — | #182 |
| 2021 | 2,111 | 2,118 | — | #183 |
| 2020 | 2,393 | 2,412 | #11,629 | #157 |
| 2019 | 2,622 | 2,646 | — | #149 |
| 2018 | 3,143 | 3,172 | — | #125 |
| 2017 | 3,843 | 3,892 | #11,166 | #102 |
| 2016 | 4,563 | 4,610 | #15,317 | #90 |
| 2015 | 5,198 | 5,246 | #8,224 | #79 |
| 2014 | 5,916 | 5,985 | #8,289 | #70 |
| 2013 | 5,956 | 6,040 | #10,643 | #72 |
| 2012 | 6,239 | 6,333 | #14,271 | #69 |
| 2011 | 6,583 | 6,687 | #7,999 | #67 |
| 2010 | 7,337 | 7,468 | #14,265 | #59 |
| 2009 | 8,801 | 8,940 | #6,434 | #44 |
| 2008 | 9,809 | 10,005 | #10,449 | #41 |
| 2007 | 10,560 | 10,815 | #6,001 | #39 |
| 2006 | 10,806 | 11,066 | #5,167 | #37 |
| 2005 | 10,948 | 11,275 | #4,428 | #33 |
| 2004 | 11,266 | 11,681 | #3,298 | #34 |
| 2003 | 11,762 | 12,250 | #4,609 | #32 |
| 2002 | 12,077 | 12,584 | #4,130 | #33 |
| 2001 | 12,632 | 13,264 | #3,666 | #32 |
| 2000 | 12,705 | 13,483 | #4,033 | #32 |
| 1999 | 12,292 | 13,052 | #3,541 | #34 |
| 1998 | 12,526 | 13,392 | #6,219 | #32 |
| 1997 | 13,328 | — | #3,496 | #28 |
| 1996 | 14,624 | — | #3,331 | #26 |
| 1995 | 15,919 | — | #2,266 | #25 |
| 1994 | 17,372 | — | #2,307 | #26 |
| 1993 | 19,137 | — | #2,401 | #25 |
| 1992 | 19,706 | — | #2,259 | #25 |
| 1991 | 20,343 | — | #1,770 | #23 |
| 1990 | 20,484 | — | #1,946 | #23 |
| 1989 | 21,308 | — | #1,477 | #19 |
| 1988 | 20,284 | — | #1,263 | #20 |
| 1987 | 20,563 | — | #1,077 | #19 |
| 1986 | 20,081 | — | #1,038 | #21 |
| 1985 | 18,961 | — | #1,027 | #23 |
| 1984 | 17,982 | — | #1,114 | #24 |
| 1983 | 17,521 | — | #998 | #25 |
| 1982 | 17,580 | — | #1,169 | #25 |
| 1981 | 17,565 | — | #1,191 | #25 |
| 1980 | 18,089 | — | #1,157 | #23 |
| 1979 | 18,853 | — | #1,121 | #19 |
| 1978 | 20,199 | — | #1,195 | #15 |
| 1977 | 22,612 | — | #933 | #13 |
| 1976 | 18,587 | — | #1,081 | #15 |
| 1975 | 18,172 | — | #1,102 | #15 |
| 1974 | 19,588 | — | #972 | #14 |
| 1973 | 20,902 | — | #924 | #14 |
| 1972 | 22,472 | — | #1,003 | #13 |
| 1971 | 24,984 | — | #954 | #14 |
| 1970 | 27,096 | — | #982 | #14 |
| 1969 | 23,685 | — | #941 | #16 |
| 1968 | 23,987 | — | #929 | #17 |
| 1967 | 24,720 | — | #944 | #17 |
| 1966 | 25,715 | — | #911 | #17 |
| 1965 | 28,294 | — | #946 | #13 |
| 1964 | 29,471 | — | #1,004 | #13 |
| 1963 | 30,734 | — | #967 | #11 |
| 1962 | 28,416 | — | #1,145 | #14 |
| 1961 | 29,034 | — | #1,058 | #14 |
| 1960 | 28,493 | — | #1,129 | #15 |
| 1959 | 26,889 | — | #1,075 | #14 |
| 1958 | 24,759 | — | #1,092 | #20 |
| 1957 | 24,375 | — | #1,103 | #20 |
| 1956 | 21,828 | — | #1,275 | #22 |
| 1955 | 17,226 | — | #1,226 | #27 |
| 1954 | 15,402 | — | #1,105 | #28 |
| 1953 | 10,073 | — | #1,232 | #36 |
| 1952 | 7,961 | — | #1,447 | #43 |
| 1951 | 6,394 | — | #1,403 | #53 |
| 1950 | 4,790 | — | #1,511 | #73 |
| 1949 | 3,323 | — | #1,722 | #95 |
| 1948 | 2,252 | — | #1,837 | #127 |
| 1947 | 1,563 | — | #2,830 | #160 |
| 1946 | 1,051 | — | #2,431 | #179 |
| 1945 | 703 | — | #2,396 | #207 |
| 1944 | 601 | — | #3,892 | #231 |
| 1943 | 644 | — | #5,019 | #227 |
| 1942 | 529 | — | — | #250 |
| 1941 | 424 | — | #4,195 | #280 |
| 1940 | 298 | — | — | #332 |
| 1939 | 278 | — | #4,587 | #339 |
| 1938 | 251 | — | #4,088 | #355 |
| 1937 | 178 | — | — | #425 |
| 1936 | 153 | — | — | #455 |
| 1935 | 175 | — | — | #421 |
| 1934 | 151 | — | — | #458 |
| 1933 | 132 | — | — | #489 |
| 1932 | 122 | — | — | #529 |
| 1931 | 110 | — | — | #560 |
| 1930 | 84 | — | — | #683 |
| 1929 | 75 | — | — | #725 |
| 1928 | 68 | — | — | #792 |
| 1927 | 67 | — | — | #816 |
| 1926 | 46 | — | — | #1,027 |
| 1925 | 61 | — | — | #854 |
| 1924 | 50 | — | — | #999 |
| 1923 | 53 | — | — | #943 |
| 1922 | 71 | — | — | #797 |
| 1921 | 84 | — | — | #720 |
| 1920 | 24 | — | — | #1,572 |
| 1919 | 14 | — | — | #2,204 |
| 1918 | 21 | — | — | #1,683 |
| 1917 | 19 | — | — | #1,730 |
| 1916 | 18 | — | — | #1,732 |
| 1915 | 15 | — | — | #1,930 |
| 1914 | 12 | — | — | #1,916 |
| 1913 | 9 | — | — | #2,020 |
| 1912 | 9 | — | — | #1,819 |