Kelvin

Scottish

"narrow or wooded river"

The name Kelvin is currently ranked #964 in U.S. births. and peaked for boys at #207 in 1965. It is currently rising in popularity. The name is most popular in KELVIN, KELVIN, and KELVIN. Kelvin is occasionally used for girls in 2004.

Kelvin Rank in US Top 1000

# 964 in the US

Kelvin Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 774 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Kelvin

• 964 US 2023
• 774 Nameberry 2025
• 80 Unique 2024
• 984 England 2017

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Famous People Named Kelvin

• Kelvin Benjamin American football player
• Kelvin MacKenzie English newspaper editor
• Kelvin Sampson American college basketball coach
• Kelvin Mercer aka Posdnuos member of rap trio De La Soul
• Kelvin Burt English racing driver
• Kelvin Tan Singaporean pop singer
• Kelvin Fletcher English actor

The name Kelvin in Pop Culture

• River Kelvin in Glasgow Scotland, eponym of William Thomson, 1st Lord Kelvin, Scottish physicist and engineer, inventor of the Kelvin scale of absolute temperature