Bevin
Bevin is both a given name and a surname. It may refer to the following notable people:
- Irish
Meaning & Origin of Bevin
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Bevin is both a given name and a surname. It may refer to the following notable people:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Irish
The Story of Bevin
As a girl name
Bevin first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1966, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1978, when 58 Bevins were born — ranking #1,765 that year. As of 2026, Bevin ranks #13,455 for girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 1K Bevins have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Bevin first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1950, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1979, when 9 Bevins were born — ranking #4,068 that year. As of 2026, Bevin ranks #9,692 for boys with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 136 Bevins have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Bevin
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Bevin. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Béibhinn
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About the name Bevin
Bevin is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1966 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Bevin's peak popularity came in 1978 when it ranked #1,765. Use the chart and map above to compare Bevin's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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