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Caoimhin (Irish), Keven (English), and Kevon (English) are variants of Kevin. See also the related form, Caoimhe (Irish and Scottish). Kevin is very popular as a baby name for boys. The name's popularity grew from the 1920s up to the 1960s. Its usage peaked in 1965 with 1.487% of baby boys being named Kevin. It ranked at #13 then. The baby name has since experienced a loss in popularity. In 2007, its usage was 0.478% and its ranking #39, but it was nevertheless the most popular among all boy names in its group. In 2007, 52 times more boys were named Kevin than the subsequent ranked name, Keven (English). The name Kevin has mostly been a boy name, though it has also been given to girls in the past century. In 1983, the name Kevin was given to 115 times as many boys than girls. Baby names that sound like Kevin include the name Keven (English) and the name Kevon (English). KEY: Pronunciation for Kevin: K as in "key (K.IY)" ; EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; V as in "vee (V.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" Details of famous persons named Kevin:
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