Is Kelvin a boy or girl name?
Kelvin is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 201 boys were named Kelvin, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.6% of the 51,638 US babies named Kelvin were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,080
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Kelvin since 1912
- 51,638
- Most popular year
- 1961
- 1,380 babies
Boys and girls named Kelvin, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 11 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 61 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 182 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 228 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 5,183 | 21 | 0.4% |
| 1960s | 11,859 | 92 | 0.8% |
| 1970s | 7,931 | 77 | 1% |
| 1980s | 7,166 | 74 | 1% |
| 1990s | 7,397 | 35 | 0.5% |
| 2000s | 6,259 | 5 | 0.1% |
| 2010s | 3,874 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 1,183 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 201 | #1,080 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 232 | #967 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 254 | #910 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 254 | #905 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 242 | #922 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 317 | #754 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 281 | #806 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 328 | #729 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 336 | #728 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 399 | #652 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 366 | #688 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 412 | #611 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 473 | #551 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 465 | #546 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 497 | #520 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 572 | #479 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 606 | #460 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 623 | #448 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 632 | #434 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 617 | #433 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 631 | #412 | 5 | #17,461 |
| 2003 | 644 | #403 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 659 | #396 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 618 | #404 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 657 | #389 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 687 | #377 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 698 | #367 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 598 | #393 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 677 | #358 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 713 | #345 | 7 | #11,113 |
| 1994 | 749 | #330 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 774 | #327 | 6 | #12,592 |
| 1992 | 796 | #320 | 12 | #7,271 |
| 1991 | 835 | #309 | 5 | #14,228 |
| 1990 | 870 | #288 | 5 | #14,061 |
| 1989 | 826 | #295 | 12 | #6,749 |
| 1988 | 793 | #291 | 7 | #9,772 |
| 1987 | 748 | #287 | 11 | #6,534 |
| 1986 | 715 | #291 | 11 | #6,368 |
| 1985 | 741 | #279 | 9 | #7,242 |
| 1984 | 688 | #296 | 7 | #8,608 |
| 1983 | 666 | #297 | 12 | #5,620 |
| 1982 | 726 | #283 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 650 | #299 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 613 | #313 | 5 | #11,167 |
| 1979 | 664 | #300 | 5 | #10,960 |
| 1978 | 752 | #264 | 6 | #9,058 |
| 1977 | 785 | #257 | 5 | #10,357 |
| 1976 | 733 | #265 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 727 | #266 | 11 | #5,308 |
| 1974 | 766 | #254 | 9 | #5,985 |
| 1973 | 826 | #244 | 10 | #5,350 |
| 1972 | 885 | #242 | 13 | #4,404 |
| 1971 | 881 | #252 | 7 | #6,935 |
| 1970 | 912 | #254 | 11 | #4,899 |
| 1969 | 943 | #239 | 9 | #5,232 |
| 1968 | 998 | #226 | 11 | #4,337 |
| 1967 | 1,058 | #214 | 10 | #4,444 |
| 1966 | 1,079 | #212 | 6 | #6,156 |
| 1965 | 1,197 | #207 | 11 | #4,068 |
| 1964 | 1,257 | #215 | 9 | #4,786 |
| 1963 | 1,333 | #210 | 8 | #5,077 |
| 1962 | 1,326 | #210 | 7 | #5,556 |
| 1961 | 1,370 | #209 | 10 | #4,383 |
| 1960 | 1,298 | #217 | 11 | #4,039 |
| 1959 | 1,018 | #250 | 10 | #4,156 |
| 1958 | 770 | #276 | 6 | #5,750 |
| 1957 | 806 | #265 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 757 | #264 | 5 | #6,417 |
| 1955 | 530 | #321 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 441 | #340 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 281 | #419 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 260 | #435 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 181 | #502 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 139 | #576 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 42 | #1,088 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 33 | #1,268 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 27 | #1,433 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 21 | #1,584 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 20 | #1,514 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 14 | #1,930 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 11 | #2,342 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 21 | #1,563 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 18 | #1,664 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 21 | #1,502 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 22 | #1,439 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 16 | #1,782 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 13 | #2,045 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 37 | #1,060 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 34 | #1,134 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 23 | #1,445 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 5 | #3,924 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 9 | #2,741 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 14 | #2,052 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 9 | #2,893 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 9 | #2,858 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 12 | #2,461 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 10 | #2,811 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 5 | #4,529 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 10 | #2,850 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 10 | #2,929 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 5 | #4,675 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 5 | #4,115 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 6 | #2,425 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Kelvin reached #207 in 1965. As a girl name, it reached #4,039 in 1960. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1960s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Kelvin
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.