girls:
99 births since 1978
#5617 (2nd percentile)
boys:
6.3k births since 1888
#1485 (68th percentile)
overall:
6.4k births since 1888
#3385 (56th percentile)
The name Nevin is the #3,385 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 6,406 recorded births since 1888. This represents the 56.3% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 56.3% of all names). For boys, it ranks #1,485 (67.6% percentile) for all time with 6,307 births since 1888. For girls, it ranks #5,617 (1.7% percentile) for all time with 99 births since 1978.
Nevin first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1888 (1888 for boys and 1978 for girls). Birth data for Nevin is available in 123 out of the 136 years between 1888 and 2023 (123 years for boys and 17 years for girls). The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.
The name Nevin has been given almost exclusively to boys, with 98.5% of all recorded births being male. In 2023, 89.1% of babies named Nevin were boys.
For boys, Nevin reached its peak popularity in 2001, achieving the 15.9% percentile (ranked #694) with 66 births per million. The name was most common in 2001, with 66 births per million (ranked 15.9% percentile). Since reaching a high point around 2008, the popularity of this name for boys has been declining. Currently, Nevin ranks #875 for boys (4.0% percentile) with 22 births per million, which is 34.1% of its peak share of births.
For girls, Nevin reached its peak popularity in 2000, achieving the 0.6% percentile (ranked #892) with 5 births per million. The name was most common in 2000, with 5 births per million (ranked 0.6% percentile). Despite a low point in 2018, the name has seen a recent decline in popularity for girls. Currently, Nevin ranks #947 for girls (0.0% percentile) with 3 births per million, which is 57.0% of its peak share of births.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Nevin".
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