male NAME · CURRENTLY #1036

Kelvin

KEL-vin

“Often interpreted as "narrow river," from the name of the River Kelvin in Scotland.”

A Scottish surname and place name later used as a given name.

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How Kelvin has traveled through time

51915 101925 91930 341935 211940 201945 1391950 5301955 1,3101960 1,2081965 9231970 7381975 6181980 7501985 8751990 7201995 6572000 6172005 4972010 3992015 2422020 2142025
LATEST YEAR2025214 births
PEAK RANK#207in 1965
CURRENT USAGE0% F100% M

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration. SSA excludes names with fewer than five occurrences in a geographic area.

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