U.S. first-name statistics

How common is Kevin?

Kevin was the #24 most frequent first name in the 2020 Census.

People with the first name Kevin

1,015,227

About 1 in 326 Americans had this first name in the 2020 Census.

Measured, privacy-protected national Census count—not a total of historical baby-name records.

National rank

#24

More common than 100.0% of listed first names

Peak year

1963

30,734 SSA-recorded births

2025 births

1,628

#421 across first names

Census frequency

1 in 326

Across the 2020 U.S. population

Sex distribution

Reported in the 2020 Census first-name table.

99.8% male0.2% female

Demographic distribution

Aggregated race and Hispanic-origin reporting in the 2020 Census name table.

White, non-Hispanic68.0%
Black, non-Hispanic10.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.51%
Asian / Pacific Islander5.19%
Two or more races2.46%
Hispanic or Latino13.2%

Reading the result

Kevin across two different records

The Census count answers “how many people had this name?” using a national snapshot of living residents in 2020. The SSA series answers “when was this name popular?” using Social Security card applications associated with births.

Kevin reached its highest published annual SSA count in 1963, with 30,734 recorded births. In 2025, SSA recorded 1,628 babies with the name.

Names do not determine a person’s identity. Demographic percentages above describe national aggregates and should never be applied to an individual.

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