Nevin
Nevin was the 4013th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 27 babies. Its best year was 1926, when it ranked 926th; the most babies were born in 2007 (140). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,913 places. More babies were named Nevin in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,013 boys, down 1,732 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 27boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2007140 babies
- Total since 1880
- 6,471babies recorded
Nevin popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 99 since 1978.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,013 | 27 |
| 2020 | #2,281 | 60 |
| 2010 | #1,380 | 122 |
| 2000 | #1,264 | 104 |
| 1990 | #1,172 | 87 |
| 1980 | #1,514 | 41 |
| 1970 | #1,329 | 40 |
| 1960 | #1,204 | 43 |
| 1950 | #1,199 | 37 |
| 1940 | #1,104 | 36 |
| 1930 | #1,148 | 38 |
| 1920 | #1,062 | 44 |
| 1910 | #1,535 | 6 |
| 1900 | #1,270 | 6 |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Nevin, counting every spelling?
Nevin is the most common spelling of a name family that had 55 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 55 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nevin | 27 | #4,013 | 192 |
| Nevan | 14 | #6,340 | 94 |
| Neven | 8 | #9,455 | 42 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Nevin?
27 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Nevin (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Nevin born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 310 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Nevin.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Nevin?
About 4,800 people born in the US named Nevin are alive today, with a median age of 28; half are between 18 and 43. That makes Nevin mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Nevin by state
How common Nevin was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 48 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Nevin: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Nevin, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Nevin
How popular is the name Nevin?
Nevin was the 4013th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 27 babies. Its best year was 1926, when it ranked 926th; the most babies were born in 2007 (140). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,913 places. More babies were named Nevin in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Nevin a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Nevin in the US.
Where is Nevin most popular?
In 2021–2025, Nevin was most common in Pennsylvania (0.04 per 1,000 boys), followed by New York and Texas.