# Nevin (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/nevin/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | “saint” |
| Pronunciation | /ˈnɛv.ɪn/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 6,471 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 6,372 / 99 (2% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 107, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

A rare Anglicization of Irish Naomhán, a diminutive of naomh (“saint”).

## What it means

Nevin is grouped under holy.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5 | 14,522 |
| 1993 | 5 | 15,062 |
| 1999 | 6 | 13,929 |
| 2000 | 10 | 9,682 |
| 2001 | 8 | 11,754 |
| 2002 | 5 | 17,365 |
| 2003 | 5 | 17,637 |
| 2004 | 6 | 15,539 |
| 2005 | 6 | 15,891 |
| 2006 | 5 | 19,230 |
| 2007 | 6 | 17,016 |
| 2008 | 5 | 19,646 |
| 2010 | 5 | 19,063 |
| 2013 | 5 | 18,520 |
| 2023 | 5 | 16,927 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 94 | 1,630 |
| 2012 | 105 | 1,531 |
| 2013 | 94 | 1,631 |
| 2014 | 81 | 1,839 |
| 2015 | 67 | 2,100 |
| 2016 | 60 | 2,249 |
| 2017 | 60 | 2,231 |
| 2018 | 76 | 1,953 |
| 2019 | 45 | 2,792 |
| 2020 | 60 | 2,281 |
| 2021 | 46 | 2,764 |
| 2022 | 41 | 3,040 |
| 2023 | 42 | 2,987 |
| 2024 | 36 | 3,318 |
| 2025 | 27 | 4,013 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 3 | 4,137 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 9 | 2,097 |
| 2009 | 6 | 2,837 |
| 2010 | 6 | 2,941 |
| 2011 | 4 | 3,830 |
| 2012 | 6 | 3,039 |
| 2013 | 4 | 3,822 |
| 2014 | 3 | 4,632 |
| 2015 | 6 | 3,004 |
| 2016 | 3 | 4,810 |
| 2017 | 3 | 4,812 |
| 2020 | 3 | 4,608 |
| 2021 | 3 | 4,789 |
| 2022 | 6 | 3,048 |
| 2024 | 3 | 5,119 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5,137 |

## People named Nevin

- Nevin Harrison, American sprint canoeist

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.