Kelvin
Last seen for girls in 2004 at #16,099 · #1,034 for boys in 2025, 214 births
Given to boys 99.4% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1965 · 1,197 births
- Debut · boys
- 6 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 51,551since 1912
Kelvin over time
Rank among boys' names. Kelvin has never cracked the top 200 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
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| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #1,034 | 214 | |
| 2024 | — | #1,082 | 201 | |
| 2023 | — | #966 | 232 | |
| 2022 | — | #908 | 254 | |
| 2021 | — | #905 | 254 | |
| 2020 | — | #922 | 242 | |
| 2019 | — | #752 | 317 | |
| 2018 | — | #805 | 281 | |
| 2017 | — | #727 | 328 | |
| 2016 | — | #728 | 336 | |
| 2015 | — | #652 | 399 | |
| 2014 | — | #688 | 366 | |
| 2013 | — | #611 | 412 | |
| 2012 | — | #549 | 474 | |
| 2011 | — | #546 | 465 | |
| 2010 | — | #520 | 497 | |
| 2009 | — | #479 | 572 | |
| 2008 | — | #460 | 606 | |
| 2007 | — | #448 | 623 | |
| 2006 | — | #434 | 632 | |
| 2005 | — | #433 | 617 | |
| 2004 | #16,099 | 5 | #412 | 631 |
| 2003 | — | #403 | 644 | |
| 2002 | — | #396 | 659 | |
| 2001 | — | #403 | 618 | |
| 2000 | — | #389 | 657 | |
| 1999 | — | #377 | 687 | |
| 1998 | — | #367 | 698 | |
| 1997 | — | #393 | 598 | |
| 1996 | — | #357 | 678 | |
| 1995 | #10,514 | 7 | #345 | 713 |
| 1994 | — | #330 | 749 | |
| 1993 | #11,780 | 6 | #327 | 774 |
| 1992 | #7,067 | 12 | #320 | 796 |
| 1991 | #13,147 | 5 | #308 | 835 |
| 1990 | #12,958 | 5 | #288 | 870 |
| 1989 | #6,531 | 12 | #295 | 826 |
| 1988 | #9,244 | 7 | #291 | 793 |
| 1987 | #6,335 | 11 | #287 | 748 |
| 1986 | #6,156 | 11 | #291 | 715 |
| 1985 | #6,955 | 9 | #279 | 741 |
| 1984 | #8,153 | 7 | #296 | 689 |
| 1983 | #5,457 | 12 | #297 | 666 |
| 1982 | — | #283 | 726 | |
| 1981 | — | #299 | 650 | |
| 1980 | #10,392 | 5 | #312 | 613 |
| 1979 | #10,210 | 5 | #300 | 664 |
| 1978 | #8,562 | 6 | #264 | 752 |
| 1977 | #9,652 | 5 | #257 | 785 |
| 1976 | — | #265 | 733 | |
| 1975 | #5,161 | 11 | #266 | 727 |
| 1974 | #5,776 | 9 | #254 | 766 |
| 1973 | #5,191 | 10 | #244 | 826 |
| 1972 | #4,300 | 13 | #242 | 884 |
| 1971 | #6,619 | 7 | #252 | 882 |
| 1970 | #4,761 | 11 | #253 | 912 |
| 1969 | #5,057 | 9 | #239 | 943 |
| 1968 | #4,222 | 11 | #226 | 998 |
| 1967 | #4,300 | 10 | #214 | 1,058 |
| 1966 | #5,809 | 6 | #212 | 1,079 |
| 1965 | #3,952 | 11 | #207 | 1,197 |
| 1964 | #4,636 | 9 | #215 | 1,257 |
| 1963 | #4,896 | 8 | #210 | 1,333 |
| 1962 | #5,293 | 7 | #210 | 1,326 |
| 1961 | #4,239 | 10 | #209 | 1,370 |
| 1960 | #3,920 | 11 | #217 | 1,299 |
| 1959 | #4,031 | 10 | #250 | 1,017 |
| 1958 | #5,408 | 6 | #276 | 770 |
| 1957 | — | #265 | 806 | |
| 1956 | #5,952 | 5 | #264 | 757 |
| 1955 | — | #321 | 530 | |
| 1954 | — | #339 | 441 | |
| 1953 | — | #418 | 281 | |
| 1952 | — | #435 | 260 | |
| 1951 | — | #502 | 181 | |
| 1950 | — | #575 | 139 | |
| 1949 | — | #1,085 | 42 | |
| 1948 | — | #1,256 | 33 | |
| 1947 | — | #1,425 | 27 | |
| 1946 | — | #1,557 | 21 | |
| 1945 | — | #1,494 | 20 | |
| 1944 | — | #1,890 | 14 | |
| 1943 | — | #2,277 | 11 | |
| 1942 | — | #1,537 | 21 | |
| 1941 | — | #1,633 | 18 | |
| 1940 | — | #1,471 | 21 | |
| 1939 | — | #1,425 | 22 | |
| 1938 | — | #1,741 | 16 | |
| 1937 | — | #1,992 | 13 | |
| 1936 | — | #1,051 | 37 | |
| 1935 | — | #1,123 | 34 | |
| 1934 | — | #1,425 | 23 | |
| 1933 | — | #3,642 | 5 | |
| 1932 | — | #2,638 | 9 | |
| 1931 | — | #2,003 | 14 | |
| 1930 | — | #2,781 | 9 | |
| 1929 | — | #2,766 | 9 | |
| 1928 | — | #2,387 | 12 | |
| 1927 | — | #2,703 | 10 | |
| 1926 | — | #4,201 | 5 | |
| 1925 | — | #2,755 | 10 | |
| 1924 | — | #2,822 | 10 | |
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| 1921 | — | #4,322 | 5 | |
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| 1915 | — | #3,825 | 5 | |
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| 1912 | — | #2,269 | 6 | |
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The first year at least five boys were named Kelvin! It came in at #2,269, and was given to 6 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1913–1923, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Kelvin is popular in 1973
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- South Carolina#64 · 1 in 284
- Mississippi#70 · 1 in 311
- Georgia#74 · 1 in 349
- Alabama#83 · 1 in 375
- North Carolina#104 · 1 in 512
Best ever in a state: #54 in Mississippi, 1978.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | #64 | 75 | 1 in 284 |
| Mississippi | #70 | 61 | 1 in 311 |
| Georgia | #74 | 112 | 1 in 349 |
| Alabama | #83 | 71 | 1 in 375 |
| North Carolina | #104 | 77 | 1 in 512 |
| Arkansas | #140 | 20 | 1 in 750 |
| Florida | #148 | 65 | 1 in 762 |
| District of Columbia | #154 | 10 | 1 in 834 |
| Louisiana | #163 | 39 | 1 in 762 |
| Virginia | #170 | 29 | 1 in 1,089 |
| Tennessee | #172 | 27 | 1 in 1,160 |
| Texas | #252 | 73 | 1 in 1,434 |
| Connecticut | #272 | 6 | 1 in 2,791 |
| Kentucky | #280 | 9 | 1 in 2,864 |
| Kansas | #307 | 5 | 1 in 2,762 |
| Illinois | #321 | 27 | 1 in 2,890 |
| Wisconsin | #328 | 6 | 1 in 4,903 |
| New York | #368 | 30 | 1 in 3,811 |
| New Jersey | #382 | 9 | 1 in 4,801 |
| Indiana | #402 | 7 | 1 in 5,676 |
| Pennsylvania | #415 | 11 | 1 in 6,734 |
| Missouri | #460 | 5 | 1 in 6,598 |
| Michigan | #474 | 9 | 1 in 7,303 |
| Ohio | #560 | 7 | 1 in 11,009 |
| California | #580 | 18 | 1 in 8,015 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Kelvin
- 48 spots since 2024 (#1,082 → #1,034)
- 112 spots since 2020 (#922 → #1,034)
- 382 spots since 2015 (#652 → #1,034)
- Biggest jump: 510 spots in 1950 (#1,085 → #575)
- Biggest drop: 170 spots in 2020 (#752 → #922)
- Debuted 1912
- Peaked 1965 at #207 (1,197 births)
- Births halved by 1997, 32 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 74 yrs · run 1950–2023
- Highest: 1 in 1,524 boys born in 1963 were named Kelvin (0.07%)
- Latest: 1 in 7,982 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
- Its best rank, #207 in 1965, was only 1 in 1,554 (0.06%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 23.0% of all boys named Kelvin (11,860) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 11 | #2,269 (1912) | #3,047 |
| 1920s | 61 | #2,387 (1928) | #3,137 |
| 1930s | 182 | #1,051 (1936) | #1,982 |
| 1940s | 228 | #1,085 (1949) | #1,563 |
| 1950s | 5,182 | #250 (1959) | #365 |
| 1960s | 11,860 | #207 (1965) | #216 |
| 1970s | 7,931 | #242 (1972) | #260 |
| 1980s | 7,167 | #279 (1985) | #293 |
| 1990s | 7,398 | #288 (1990) | #341 |
| 2000s | 6,259 | #389 (2000) | #426 |
| 2010s | 3,875 | #520 (2010) | #658 |
| 2020s | 1,397 | #905 (2021) | #970 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Kelvin in 1973
Top girls' names in 1973
Top boys' names in 1973
More about 1973
girls
1,458,209 girls got a published name in 1973; 1 in 145,821 of them was named Kelvin, which outranked 47.1% of the 9,810 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #4,871Zella11
- #4,871Zola11
- #4,871Zonia11
- #5,191Kelvin10
- #5,191Abbi10
- #5,191Adenike10
- #5,191Adonia10
- #5,580Adelaide9
- #5,580Adella9
- #5,580Afi9
Tied with 388 names at #5,191; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,558,576 boys got a published name in 1973; 1 in 1,887 of them was named Kelvin, which outranked 95.8% of the 5,877 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- ↓ 669Jabbar#917 → #1,586
- ↓ 361Wes#993 → #1,354
- ↓ 326Paris#797 → #1,123
- ↓ 284Christophe#984 → #1,268
- ↓ 272Bennett#851 → #1,123
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.