Tevin

Where Tevin comes from

The dictionaries list Tevin as a given name — a male given name — but don't trace where it came from. The record below is what the SSA data shows.

Along the way
  1. 1969
    First appearance
    #4,404 among boys, 5 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1976
    Tevin Campbell born
    American singer
  3. 1990
    Tevin Farmer born
    boxer
  4. 1992
    Peak, #162
    1,936 babies named Tevin — more than any year before or since.
  5. 1995
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #335.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name.
Namesakes
  • Tevin Campbell · American singer, born 1976
  • Tevin Farmer · boxer, born 1990
  • Tevin Brown · American basketball player, born 1998
  • Tevin Kok · South African field hockey player, born 1996
  • Tevin Mack · American basketball player, born 1997

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.