Kevin Lima
There are approximately 70 people named Kevin Lima living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 4,896,491 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Kevin with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Lima. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.
Expected bearers
70
1 in 4,896,491
Named Kevin
1.1M
Alive today
Named Lima
22K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 1.1M
Rarity: Very Common
Gender: Male
Peak year: 1963
Average age: 46
Estimated bearers: 22K
Rarity: Uncommon
Census rank: #1,882
Per 100K: 6.48
Top ancestry: Hispanic (45.7%)
First name trend
Kevin: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Kevin. The peak year was 1963 with 30,732 births. The average person named Kevin today is 46 years old.
Babies born per year
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Lima surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Lima, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is Hispanic at 45.7%.
- Hispanic or Latino45.7%
- White45.4%
- Black or African American5.5%
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.0%
- Two or more races1.3%
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.1%
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Kevin has a living-bearer frequency of 0.3134% of the US population, based on 1,074,301 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
The surname Lima appears at a rate of 6.48 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0065%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 70 people with the full name Kevin Lima. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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FAQ
Kevin Lima: questions and answers
How many people are named Kevin Lima?
We estimate approximately 70 people in the United States share the full name Kevin Lima. That works out to about 1 in 4,896,491 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.3134%) with the surname frequency (6.48 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Kevin Lima?
We classify Kevin Lima as "Very Rare". About 1 in 4,896,491 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Kevin a male or female name?
Kevin is predominantly male. Out of 1,188,207 total SSA registrations, 99.6% were male and 0.4% were female. See the full Kevin profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2010 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.