Kelvin

Given to 51,855 US babies since 1912

▼ Falling −20% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025
—
recorded as girls
#1034
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
214
boys 214
Peak year
1963
1,333 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
51,855
since 1912

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Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Kelvin was most popular in 1963, when 1,333 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.66 per 1,000). In 2025, 214 babies were named Kelvin, ranking #1034 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 20%.00.20.40.60.818801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1963 Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Kelvin was most popular in 1963, when 1,333 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.66 per 1,000). In 2025, 214 babies were named Kelvin, ranking #1034 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 20%.00.20.40.60.81880192019602000Peak 1963

Kelvin was most popular in 1963, when 1,333 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.66 per 1,000). In 2025, 214 babies were named Kelvin, ranking #1034 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 20%.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 <5 — 214 1034
2024 <5 — 201 1082
2023 <5 — 232 966
2022 <5 — 254 908
2021 <5 — 254 905
2020 <5 — 242 922
2019 <5 — 317 752
2018 <5 — 281 805
2017 <5 — 328 727
2016 <5 — 336 728
2015 <5 — 399 652
2014 <5 — 366 688
2013 <5 — 412 611
2012 <5 — 474 549
2011 <5 — 465 546
2010 <5 — 497 520
2009 <5 — 572 479
2008 <5 — 606 460
2007 <5 — 623 448
2006 <5 — 632 434
2005 <5 — 617 433
2004 5 16099 631 412
2003 <5 — 644 403
2002 <5 — 659 396
2001 <5 — 618 403
2000 <5 — 657 389
1999 <5 — 687 377
1998 <5 — 698 367
1997 <5 — 598 393
1996 <5 — 678 357
1995 7 10514 713 345
1994 <5 — 749 330
1993 6 11780 774 327
1992 12 7067 796 320
1991 5 13147 835 308
1990 5 12958 870 288
1989 12 6531 826 295
1988 7 9244 793 291
1987 11 6335 748 287
1986 11 6156 715 291
1985 9 6955 741 279
1984 7 8153 689 296
1983 12 5457 666 297
1982 <5 — 726 283
1981 <5 — 650 299
1980 5 10392 613 312
1979 5 10210 664 300
1978 6 8562 752 264
1977 5 9652 785 257
1976 <5 — 733 265
1975 11 5161 727 266
1974 9 5776 766 254
1973 10 5191 826 244
1972 13 4300 884 242
1971 7 6619 882 252
1970 11 4761 912 253
1969 9 5057 943 239
1968 11 4222 998 226
1967 10 4300 1,058 214
1966 6 5809 1,079 212
1965 11 3952 1,197 207
1964 9 4636 1,257 215
1963 8 4896 1,333 210
1962 7 5293 1,326 210
1961 10 4239 1,370 209
1960 11 3920 1,299 217
1959 10 4031 1,017 250
1958 6 5408 770 276
1957 <5 — 806 265
1956 5 5952 757 264
1955 <5 — 530 321
1954 <5 — 441 339
1953 <5 — 281 418
1952 <5 — 260 435
1951 <5 — 181 502
1950 <5 — 139 575
1949 <5 — 42 1085
1948 <5 — 33 1256
1947 <5 — 27 1425
1946 <5 — 21 1557
1945 <5 — 20 1494
1944 <5 — 14 1890
1943 <5 — 11 2277
1942 <5 — 21 1537
1941 <5 — 18 1633
1940 <5 — 21 1471
1939 <5 — 22 1425
1938 <5 — 16 1741
1937 <5 — 13 1992
1936 <5 — 37 1051
1935 <5 — 34 1123
1934 <5 — 23 1425
1933 <5 — 5 3642
1932 <5 — 9 2638
1931 <5 — 14 2003
1930 <5 — 9 2781
1929 <5 — 9 2766
1928 <5 — 12 2387
1927 <5 — 10 2703
1926 <5 — 5 4201
1925 <5 — 10 2755
1924 <5 — 10 2822
1923 <5 — <5 —
1922 <5 — <5 —
1921 <5 — 5 4322
1920 <5 — <5 —
1919 <5 — <5 —
1918 <5 — <5 —
1917 <5 — <5 —
1916 <5 — <5 —
1915 <5 — 5 3825
1914 <5 — <5 —
1913 <5 — <5 —
1912 <5 — 6 2269

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Other spellings

Kelvon · 320 Kelvyn · 267 Kelven · 113

Names like Kelvin

Names whose popularity rose and fell over the same years.

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Where Kelvin is most popular

Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.

Recorded as girls 1% · boys 99% across all years