Bror vs Kevin
Bror 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.
Norway · Boys
In 2025, Bror was ranked #310 and Kevin #186 among boys in Norway.
Bror and Kevin over time
Bror and Kevin appear together in 1 published list, across 57 years of shared records. Kevin held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Bror in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Kevin reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Bror 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Bror and Kevin changed places 7 times in Norway · Boys between 1953 and 2025, ending at #310 and #186.
- Longest-running competitions
Bror and Kevin were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 57 years, from 1953 to 2025, ending at #310 and #186.
List by list
Norway · Boys57 shared years, 1953–2025
Bror held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Kevin in 49.
Highest recorded here: Bror #265 in 2005, Kevin #44 in 2002.
The order changed in 1978: Kevin moved ahead. In 1977 they stood at #464 and #477; by 1978 that had become #604 and #209.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Bror #310, Kevin #186.
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.
Side by side
| Field | Bror | 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 | 1 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #310 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #139 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Kevin has a recorded origin (Irish); Bror does not have one recorded yet.
- Bror has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Kevin.
- A meaning is recorded for Kevin; Bror doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Bror
Popularity journey
First recorded1947
First recorded at #280 among boys in Norway in 1947 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1947–2025
Highest recorded position: #265 among boys in Norway, in 2005 (recorded 1947–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #310 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · 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