Kevin vs Ronny
Kevin and Ronnycompared 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 2011, Kevin was ranked #62 and Ronny #515 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Kevin was ranked #264 and Ronny #1460 among boys in England and Wales.
Kevin and Ronny over time
Kevin and Ronny appear together in 2 published lists, across 77 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 1989, Kevin moved ahead of Ronny in Norway · Boys — #147 and #134 the year before became #112 and #144.
- Mirrored each other
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.
- Longest-running competitions
Kevin and Ronny were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 52 years, from 1953 to 2011, ending at #62 and #515.
List by list
Norway · Boys52 shared years, 1953–2011
Kevin held the stronger position in 18 of those years, Ronny in 34.
Highest recorded here: Kevin #44 in 2002, Ronny #15 in 1975.
The order changed in 1989: Kevin moved ahead. In 1988 they stood at #147 and #134; by 1989 that had become #112 and #144.
Most recent shared year, 2011: Kevin #62, Ronny #515.
England and Wales · Boys25 shared years, 1996–2024
Kevin held the stronger position in 25 of those years, Ronny in 0.
Highest recorded here: Kevin #141 in 1996, Ronny #655 in 2013.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Kevin #264, Ronny #1460.
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 | Kevin | Ronny |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | 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. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Irish | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈkɛv.ɪn/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #139 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #1460 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Kevin has a recorded origin (Irish); Ronny does not have one recorded yet.
- Kevin and Ronny both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Kevin; Ronny doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
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
Ronny
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #250 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2011
Highest recorded position: #15 among boys in Norway, in 1975 (recorded 1945–2011).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1460 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys