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Kevin

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WhyCantIuseTheNameIWant · 02/07/2015 00:03

Due a come-back, or not?

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Y0la · 02/07/2015 00:07

maybe, I know a woman who called her baby Kevin and all of her children have dated names.

I don't hate it tbh. I'm not Catholic but it's got a kind of solidity to it. Like Brendan. I prefer Brendan though.

Eleleleo · 02/07/2015 00:07

Not yet! Next generation maybe. DD already has named her imaginary friends Kevin, Craig and Gary Hmm

MrsHathaway · 02/07/2015 00:07

Kevin, Dave, Stuart and Bob. Definitely due a comeback.

But not for children.

passthewineplz · 02/07/2015 00:08

I'm not a fan, it's a harsh/hard sounding name like Gavin

Y0la · 02/07/2015 00:15

I think Gavin sounds soft! Confused

passthewineplz · 02/07/2015 00:19

Lol! Y0la funnily enough my first boyfriend was called Kevin, and he was soft and boring. My ex was called Gavin and he's just an arse, and I've always disliked the name...

Y0la · 02/07/2015 00:21

Fair enough. My X's name, I hate it. I hate it so much that when I later met a very nice man with the same name, he never really stood a chance!

scarletforya · 02/07/2015 00:25

Not. Reminds me of that mechanic from Coronation street with the minge moustache. It's so dated, dull and ordinary. Like Barry or Gary.

passthewineplz · 02/07/2015 00:29

I'm put off by names to, I refuse to date any Kevin's, Gavin's, Mark's or Stephen's as I associate the names to idiots! Lol!

Sophronia · 02/07/2015 00:30

I like both Kevin and Gary Grin I think it'll be a while before they make a comeback though.

FastWindow · 02/07/2015 00:32

I have a 12yo Kevin. It suits him. Although the preferred spelling would have been Kevan. Any good?

Iliveinalighthousewith2friendl · 02/07/2015 00:37

Definitely. Get rid of those fancy names.

WhyCantIuseTheNameIWant · 02/07/2015 00:39

Kevan was good until I typed it and autocorrect made Kevin!

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FastWindow · 02/07/2015 00:52

Then you won't be in the top 1000 with Kevan if autocorrect doesn't recognise it :)

Or Keven. Both nice.

I nearly called my dd Jane. So underrated these days.

SavoyCabbage · 02/07/2015 00:57

There are two Kevins in our primary school. No Gavins though.

FishCanFly · 02/07/2015 08:47

Good name. Nearly had DS1 named Kevin

reuset · 02/07/2015 08:54

Already made a 'comeback', if you can call it that, considering it has been in the top 200 for a couple of decades at least.

Currently ranks at 177 and on the rise. Not my personal cup of tea, but nothing wrong with the name as far as anglicized names go.

juneau · 02/07/2015 09:05

I know a three guys called Kevin and they're all really nice! However, the name, for me, has rather chavvy 1980s overtones. So for me that would be a no. Ditto a lot of the other popular 70s/80s names. Its just too soon to see them all coming around again.

RedToothBrush · 02/07/2015 09:23

Not for another 20 years.

FraggleHair · 02/07/2015 11:20

It's a top 100 name in Ireland, has been for yonks I'd imagine.

Zakken · 02/07/2015 11:53

Kevin's been around a lot longer than the 70s and 80s. I know English Kevins who were born in the 50s and 60s.

reuset · 02/07/2015 12:18

Yep that would be right. Kevin entered the top 100 in the 1940s. It peaked in the 1960s actually, and 1950s, and then started to decline in the 70s and 80s. So it's more accurately a 50s/60s name in stats terms.

It's been in the top 200 consistently since then, as I mentioned already.

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Zakken · 02/07/2015 12:34

It was quite popular in France more recently, or at least I had that impression.

VT82 · 02/07/2015 12:42

Not going to properly come back for a good while. I would only expect people to use if it they have a strong desire to name a boy after a family member for now.

GatoradeMeBitch · 02/07/2015 12:56

I'm pleased we're starting to see the end of the Cath Kidston cutesy twee names! No offense to anyone, the names are very pretty, but it would be nice to see more variety.

It's good to see the less cutesy retro names coming along now, like Maud, Mildred, Vera.

Once they've been exhausted I'm hoping the 70s names will be back. I'm looking forward to baby Carols and Brians!

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