Clint vs Kevin
Clint 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.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 1984, Clint was ranked #318 and Kevin #12 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
In 1982, Clint was ranked #86 and Kevin #83 among boys in New South Wales, Australia.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2016, Clint was ranked #4023 and Kevin #166 among boys in England and Wales.
Clint and Kevin over time
Clint and Kevin appear together in 2 published lists, across 23 years of shared records. Kevin held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Clint in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Clint reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Kevin 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 — Clint #1337 in 1996, Kevin #141 in 1996.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys14 shared years, 1996–2016
Clint held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Kevin in 14.
Highest recorded here: Clint #1337 in 1996, Kevin #141 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2016: Clint #4023, Kevin #166.
Republic of Ireland · Boys9 shared years, 1976–1984
Clint held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Kevin in 9.
Highest recorded here: Clint #186 in 1981, Kevin #12 in 1984.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1984: Clint #318, Kevin #12.
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 | Clint | 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 | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, IE | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #4023 (2016) | 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) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Kevin has a recorded origin (Irish); Clint does not have one recorded yet.
- Clint has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Kevin.
- A meaning is recorded for Kevin; Clint doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Clint
Popularity journey
First recorded1976
First recorded at #288 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1976 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1980–1982
Highest recorded position: #86 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1981 (recorded 1980–1982).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2016
Most recently recorded at #4023 among boys in England and Wales, in 2016.
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