I bet you know a lot of Kevins, but when was the last time you saw a baby named Kevin? Today we explore Kevins journey from Celtic Saint to American scamp. Learn just how popular (or unpopular) this name really is! Sources: Articles<a href='https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-37854247'>Children&apos;s names: Why rich parents set the trend, not celebrities - BBC News</a> <a href='https://www.jstor.org/stable/25489829#metadata_info_tab_contents'>The Ossianic Society on JSTOR</a>  <a href='https://medium.com/the-establishment/whats-in-a-name-the-surprising-rise-and-fall-and-rise-of-kevin-e1fef2531330'>What’s In A Name: The Surprising Rise And Fall (And Rise) Of ‘Kevin’ | by The Establishment | The Establishment | Medium</a> <a href='https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Kevin'>Saint Kevin | patron of Dublin | Britannica</a> <a href='https://www.irishcultureandcustoms.com/ASaints/Kevin.html#:~:text=where%20he%20was.-,St.,is%20celebrated%20on%20June%203rd.'>Saint Kevin - Glendalough - World Cultures European (irishcultureandcustoms.com)</a> <a href='https://www.encyclopedia.com/international/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/gaelic-revival'>Gaelic Revival | Encyclopedia.com</a> <a href='https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/genealogy/traditional-irish-naming-pattern'>Trace your Irish roots - traditional Irish naming pattern (irishcentral.com)</a> <a href='http://manchesterhistorian.com/2021/what-led-to-the-19th-century-gaelic-revival-by-erin-kilker/'>http://manchesterhistorian.com/2021/what-led-to-the-19th-century-gaelic-revival-by-erin-kilker/</a>  <a href='https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/irish-free-state-declared'>Irish Free State declared - HISTORY</a>  <a href='https://www.historylink.org/file/5348#:~:text=Earliest%20Presence%20(to%201848),half%20of%20the%20eighteenth%20century.'>Irish in Washington -- The Early Years (1840s to 1890) - HistoryLink.org</a> <a href='https://www.huffpost.com/entry/kevin-trashy-name-germany_n_56671751e4b079b2819034f7'>Apparently, Some Countries Really Hate The Name ‘Kevin’ | HuffPost Weird News</a>  <a href='https://www.discovermagazine.com/mind/the-strange-german-disease-called-kevinism-can-a-lame-name-mess-up-your-life'>The Strange German Disease Called &quot;Kevinism&quot;: Can a Lame Name Mess Up Your Life? | Discover Magazine</a> Digitized Records<a href='https://celt.ucc.ie/published/T100005A/'>Annals of the Four Masters (ucc.ie)</a>  <a href='https://celt.ucc.ie/published/T100001A/index.html'>The Annals of Ulster (ucc.ie)</a>  <a href='https://churchrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/search.jsp?namefm=kevin&amp;namel=&amp;exact=&amp;name2fm=&amp;name2l=&amp;location=&amp;yyfrom=&amp;yyto=&amp;diocese=&amp;parish=&amp;century=&amp;decade=&amp;type=B&amp;type=M&amp;type=D&amp;sort=&amp;pageSize=100&amp;ddBfrom=&amp;ddMfrom=&amp;ddDfrom=&amp;mmBfrom=&amp;mmMfrom=&amp;mmDfrom=&amp;yyBfrom=&amp;yyMfrom=&amp;yyDfrom=&amp;ddBto=&amp;ddMto=&amp;ddDto=&amp;mmBto=&amp;mmMto=&amp;mmDto=&amp;yyBto=&amp;yyMto=&amp;yyDto=&amp;locationB=&amp;locationM=&amp;locationD=&amp;member0=&amp;member1=&amp;member2=&amp;member3=&amp;member4=&amp;member5=&amp;member6=&amp;member7=&amp;member8=&amp;member9=&amp;namel0=&amp;namel1=&amp;namel2=&amp;namel3=&amp;namel4=&amp;namel5=&amp;namel6=&amp;namel7=&amp;namel8=&amp;namel9=&amp;namef0=&amp;namef1=&amp;namef2=&amp;namef3=&amp;namef4=&amp;namef5=&amp;namef6=&amp;namef7=&amp;namef8=&amp;namef9=&amp;keyword=&amp;event=&amp;submit=Search&amp;pager.offset=200'>Irish Genealogy</a> Books<a></a>

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I bet you know a lot of Kevins, but when was the last time you saw a baby named Kevin?  Today we explore Kevins journey from Celtic Saint to American scamp. Learn just how popular (or unpopular) this name really is!  Sources:  Articles Children's names: Why rich parents set the trend, not celebrities - BBC News  The Ossianic Society on JSTOR   What’s In A Name: The Surprising Rise And Fall (And Rise) Of ‘Kevin’ | by The Establishment | The Establishment | Medium  Saint Kevin | patron of ...

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