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Baby name
Kevin
Boy
Origin of the name
Kevin comes from the Irish CaoimhĂn, made of words meaning “dear, handsome” and “birth.” Saint Kevin founded the monastery of Glendalough, in Ireland, in the 6th century.
Classic name
1,184,507births since 1880
1960sgeneration
No. 11rank at its peak, in 1963
Where babies named Kevin are born
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Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, Kevin is most common in District of Columbia (1.8 times), Delaware (1.5) and Rhode Island (1.5), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
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