Kevin
Kevin is a male given name: 99% of people named Kevin are men, and it is recorded as male in 12 of the 12 countries covered.
- Verdict
- Male
- Male / female split
- 99% male / 1% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Ireland, Great Britain
- US births since 1880
- 1,166,731 male / 5,322 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Kevin
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Kevin," in English, "Guten Tag Kevin," in German. Kevin is a male given name: about 99% of people named Kevin are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Kevin,
German
Guten Tag Kevin,
French
Bonjour Kevin,
Spanish
Estimado/a Kevin:
Chinese
Kevin您好：
Japanese
Kevin様
English
Hi Kevin,
German
Hi Kevin,
French
Salut Kevin,
Spanish
Hola Kevin,
Chinese
Kevin你好：
Japanese
Kevinさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | very common | man's name | 100% |
| Ireland | common | man's name | 98% |
| Great Britain | common | man's name | 98% |
| France | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| Malta | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| Belgium | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| Switzerland | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Germany | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Austria | rare | man's name | 98% |
| East Frisia | rare | man's name | 98% |
| India and Sri Lanka | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Luxembourg | rare | man's name | 98% |
United States birth data
1,166,731 male · 5,322 female · 1,172,053 births recorded
Since 1980: 100% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Kevin a male or female name?
Kevin is a male given name: 99% of people named Kevin are men, and it is recorded as male in 12 of the 12 countries covered.
How do I address Kevin in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Kevin," in English, "Guten Tag Kevin," in German. Kevin is a male given name: about 99% of people named Kevin are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Kevin a unisex name?
Kevin is not a unisex name: 99% of people named Kevin are men. Kevin leans strongly male overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Kevin a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/kevin (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_kevin,
title = {Is Kevin a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/kevin},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}