Trend of the Popularity of Kevin as a Male Baby Name in the US

Updated on May 9, 2026.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2025, there were 1,628 male babies that were named Kevin in the US, which was 0.10% of the total number of male babies born in the US in 2025. Between 1980 and 2025, the name Kevin peaked as a male baby name in the US in 1989 with a count of 21,209 babies, which was 1.06% of the total male babies born in the US in 1989.

The first chart below show the trend of the number of male babies in the US that were named Kevin, and the second chart shows the percent of male babies in the US that were named Kevin.

Trend of the Number of Male Babies who were Named Kevin in the US

Trend of the Percentage of Male Babies who were Named Kevin in the US

The table below below shows the trend of the number of male babies and the percentage of male babies born in the US who were named Kevin from 1980 to 2025.

Trend of the Popularity of Kevin as a Male Baby Name in the US

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Year	Number of Male Babies	Percent of Total Male Babies (%)
1980	17972	1.01
1981	17454	0.97
1982	17462	0.96
1983	17377	0.97
1984	17858	0.99
1985	18814	1.02
1986	19935	1.08
1987	20421	1.09
1988	20168	1.05
1989	21209	1.06
1990	20413	0.99
1991	20262	1.00
1992	19647	0.98
1993	19084	0.97
1994	17315	0.90
1995	15860	0.83
1996	14589	0.77
1997	13295	0.71
1998	12510	0.66
1999	12257	0.64
2000	12674	0.65
2001	12596	0.65
2002	12046	0.62
2003	11734	0.59
2004	11220	0.56
2005	10917	0.55
2006	10779	0.52
2007	10537	0.51
2008	9798	0.48
2009	8780	0.44
2010	7330	0.38
2011	6568	0.35
2012	6232	0.33
2013	5946	0.31
2014	5902	0.31
2015	5184	0.27
2016	4557	0.24
2017	3834	0.21
2018	3143	0.17
2019	2622	0.15
2020	2385	0.14
2021	2111	0.12
2022	2077	0.12
2023	1920	0.11
2024	1825	0.11
2025	1628	0.10