Bevan vs Kevin

Bevan and Kevincompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.

Head to head

Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.

New Zealand · Boys
In 1981, Bevan was ranked #84 and Kevin #72 among boys in New Zealand.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Bevan was ranked #4270 and Kevin #264 among boys in England and Wales.

Bevan and Kevin over time

Bevan and Kevin appear together in 2 published lists, across 33 years of shared records. Kevin held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Bevan in 0.

In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.

Kevin reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Bevan in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.

Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.

How this pair is related

The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.

Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Bevan #845 in 1997, Kevin #141 in 1996.

List by list

England and Wales · Boys25 shared years, 1996–2024
Bevan held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Kevin in 25.
Highest recorded here: Bevan #845 in 1997, Kevin #141 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Bevan #4270, Kevin #264.
New Zealand · Boys8 shared years, 1973–1981
Bevan held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Kevin in 6.
Highest recorded here: Bevan #59 in 1978, Kevin #40 in 1973.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1981: Bevan #84, Kevin #72.

Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Kevin

Pairs where Kevin shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Kevin vs Ronny
Over 52 shared years in Norway · Boys, Kevin rose about as far as Ronny fell — from #369 and #231 in 1953 to #62 and #515 in 2011.
Kevin · Ronny · 52 shared years, 1953–2011 · Mirrored each other
See the 2011 Norway ranking
Brian vs Kevin
Brian and Kevin changed places 15 times in New South Wales, Australia · Boys between 1952 and 1984, ending at #96 and #70.
Brian · Kevin · 33 shared years, 1952–1984 · Repeatedly exchanged positions
See the 1984 New South Wales, Australia ranking
Kevin vs Kristoffer
Kevin and Kristoffer changed places 15 times in Norway · Boys between 1953 and 2025, ending at #186 and #187.
Kevin · Kristoffer · 71 shared years, 1953–2025 · Repeatedly exchanged positions
See the 2025 Norway ranking
Kevin vs Marcus
Kevin and Marcus changed places 14 times in Norway · Boys between 1963 and 2025, ending at #186 and #150.
Kevin · Marcus · 62 shared years, 1963–2025 · Repeatedly exchanged positions
See the 2025 Norway ranking

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Bevan, Kevin
Field	Bevan	Kevin
Record type	Official statistical record (evidence-only)	Editorially researched profile
Gender usage	male	male
Meaning	Not yet recorded	An Anglicized form of the Irish Caoimhín, combining Old Irish 'cóem' (dear, beloved, gentle) with 'gein' (birth) — 'beloved birth'. Associated with Saint Caoimhín, who founded a monastery at Glendalough in the 6th century.
Origin	Not yet recorded	Irish
Pronunciation	Not yet recorded	/ˈkɛv.ɪn/
Syllables	2	2
Common variants / nicknames	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Recorded regional usage	GB-ENW, NZ	AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ
Most recent popularity observation	England and Wales · Boys #4270 (2024)	Republic of Ireland · Boys #139 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	Not yet recorded	90/100
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	94/100	94/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)	60/100	100/100
Data Confidence	medium	medium

What the data shows

Kevin has a recorded origin (Irish); Bevan does not have one recorded yet.
Bevan and Kevin both have 2 syllables.
A meaning is recorded for Kevin; Bevan doesn't have one written yet.
Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NZ.

How each name got here

Bevan

Popularity journey

First recorded1973
First recorded at #76 among boys in New Zealand in 1973 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New Zealand · Boys
Highest recorded1973–1981
Highest recorded position: #59 among boys in New Zealand, in 1978 (recorded 1973–1981).
New Zealand · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #4270 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys

Kevin

Popularity journey

First recorded1952
First recorded at #26 among boys in New South Wales, Australia in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Highest recorded1954–1999
Highest recorded position: #8 among boys in New Zealand, in 1954 (recorded 1954–1999).
New Zealand · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #186 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys