Kelven

KEHL-vuhn /ˈkɛlvən/
boy 2 syllables fading

Kelven is a very rare variant of Kelvin that was most common in the 1960s and has all but disappeared.

Kelven is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2011. Kelven was first reported in SSA data in 1957 and peaked in 1961 (12 births).

About the name Kelven

PronunciationKEHL-vuhn /ˈkɛlvən/
12peak births 1961
1957first in SSA data

Names similar to Kelven

How popular is Kelven?

Boys named Kelven
19571960197019801990200020102011
Boys named Kelven per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1957–2011 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2011) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Kelven total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
201155#13,394
200888#9,455
200466#10,699
200355#11,879
200266#10,080
19965—#9,808
19955—#9,626
19938—#6,557
19906—#7,652
19766—#5,290
19755—#5,916
19716—#4,675
19685—#4,438
19675—#4,266
19658—#3,116
19645—#4,339
196112—#2,480
19577—#3,411