Kevina
Feminine name of English origin, variant of Kevyn, meaning "handsome, fair one".
Name Census estimates that about 408 living Americans carry the first name Kevina. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Kevina today is around 33 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Kevina births was 1993 (31 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Kevina. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Kevina with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
408
~ 1 in 840,084 Americans
Peak year
1993
31 babies that year
Average age
33
years old
2017 SSA rank
#17,200
Tracked since 1972
Census
Kevina in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 392 people with the first name Kevina, which placed it at #24,539 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#24,539
National first-name rank
People counted
392
392 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
65.8% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Kevina
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Kevina is Black at 65.8%. The next largest groups are White (14.8%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (7.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Kevina described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Kevina at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American65.8% · 258
- White14.8% · 58
- Asian and Pacific Islander7.9% · 31
- Hispanic or Latino5.9% · 23
- Two or more races3.6% · 14
- American Indian and Alaska Native2.0% · 8
Popularity
Kevina: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Kevina from the 1970s through to the 2010s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 166 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1990s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Kevina by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Kevina during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Kevina
The name Kevina is a feminine form of the masculine name Kevin, which has its origins in the Irish-Gaelic language. It is derived from the old Irish name Caoimhín, which means "handsome birth" or "beloved." The name can be traced back to the 6th century AD and was initially prevalent in Ireland and parts of Scotland.
Kevina was a relatively uncommon name during the Middle Ages, but it gained some prominence in the 12th century with the story of Saint Kevina, an Irish nun and abbess who lived in the 7th century. She is revered as the patron saint of students and is said to have performed miracles related to education and learning.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Kevina can be found in the Annals of Ulster, a chronicle of medieval Irish history. The annals mention a Kevina ingen Áeda, who was a princess of the Uí Dúnchada dynasty in the 9th century AD.
In the 16th century, Kevina O'Brien was a notable figure in Irish history. She was the daughter of Donough O'Brien, the King of Thomond, and played a crucial role in negotiating peace treaties between the English and the Irish during the turbulent Tudor period.
Another notable bearer of the name was Kevina Fagan (1905-1994), an Irish politician and activist who served as a member of the Irish parliament (Dáil Éireann) for nearly 40 years. She was a prominent figure in the Irish labour movement and a strong advocate for women's rights.
In the literary world, Kevina Monaghan (1926-2012) was an acclaimed Irish author and playwright. Her works often explored themes of Irish identity, family dynamics, and the challenges faced by women in a patriarchal society.
While the name Kevina was primarily used in Ireland and among Irish communities abroad, it has also found some usage in other parts of the world, particularly in regions with strong Celtic cultural influences or connections to the Irish diaspora.
People
Kevina + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Kevina as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with K
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Kevina: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kevina?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 408 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Kevina going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 840,084 US residents.
Is Kevina a common name?
We classify Kevina as "Very Rare". It ranks above 82.5% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 425 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Kevina most popular?
The single biggest year for Kevina was 1993, when 31 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Kevina is about 33 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Kevina in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 392 people with the name Kevina, or 0.13 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #24,539 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Kevina in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Kevina?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Kevina leans strongly female. 382 people counted with this name were female (97.9%), compared with 8 male bearers (2.1%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Kevina?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Kevina is Black at 65.8%. The next largest groups are White (14.8%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (7.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Kevina most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Kevina in the 2020 Census, accounting for 65.8% (258 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Kevina in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Kevina a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Kevina in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Kevina still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Kevina in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Kevina can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people share the name Kevina?
For a faster, more casual read, check HowManyOfMe.org — our sister site built around that single question.