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Nevin

Nevin: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“little saint”
Origin
Irish
Say it
NEV-in · 2 syllables
Used for
Boys (98% of all uses)

From Irish Naomhán, a personal name and surname derived from naomh 'saint'. Nevin is also found in Scottish use, partly through related Gaelic surnames.

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How popular is Nevin?

202410.5 per million US babies
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Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Nevin in 202435

2024 rank#3,326 boys

Peak year2001

Total US babies since 18806,441

Nevin is fading: recent use is about 50% of its level ten years before.

Names like Nevin

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Liamresolute protector · Irish
  • Aidenlittle fire · Irish
  • Nolandescendant of Nuallán · Irish
  • Ryanlittle king · Irish
  • Declanuncertain, possibly full of goodness · Irish
  • Connorlover of hounds · Irish
  • Kevinhandsome, gentle, kind · Irish
  • Braydendescendant of Bradán · Irish

Nevin questions

What does the name Nevin mean?

Nevin means "little saint". It comes from Irish. From Irish Naomhán, a personal name and surname derived from naomh 'saint'. Nevin is also found in Scottish use, partly through related Gaelic surnames.

Is Nevin a boy or girl name?

Nevin is mainly a boy's name in US records (99% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Nevin?

35 US babies were named Nevin in 2024. Its peak year was 2001.

How do you pronounce Nevin?

Nevin is usually pronounced NEV-in.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.