MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Kevin mean?
Kevin is the English form of the Irish name Caoimhin. The Irish base conveys beauty or dearness, with a diminutive ending. Saint Kevin of Glendalough provides a well-known religious referent for the name.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
केविन
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Kevin in Indian usage
2,015 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
The available aggregate sex counts are withheld or incomplete.
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 545 |
| 1990s | 1,284 |
| Other decades | 186 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Kerala | 1,258 |
| Goa | 262 |
| Meghalaya | 139 |
| Other states | 356 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Kevin / M | 157 | 292 |
| Scotland | Kevin / M | 10 | 333 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Given-name entry (Wikidata): Kevin ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Given-name spelling
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Kevin; Table_6, C297 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Kevin; Table_6, C297
- Scotland 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Kevin; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Boy ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Kevin; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Boy