Kelvin is an established boys' name that peaked in 1961 and has since faded.
Kelvin is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #1,036 for boy births in the United States (and #2,117 across all names), given to 214 babies. Kelvin first appears in 1912 and peaked in 1961 (1,370 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 214 | 214 | — | #1,036 |
| 2024 | 201 | 207 | — | #1,083 |
| 2023 | 232 | 237 | — | #967 |
| 2022 | 254 | 259 | — | #911 |
| 2021 | 254 | 254 | — | #905 |
| 2020 | 242 | 242 | — | #922 |
| 2019 | 317 | 327 | — | #754 |
| 2018 | 281 | 281 | — | #807 |
| 2017 | 328 | 338 | — | #729 |
| 2016 | 336 | 351 | — | #729 |
| 2015 | 399 | 418 | — | #652 |
| 2014 | 366 | 383 | — | #688 |
| 2013 | 412 | 424 | — | #611 |
| 2012 | 474 | 502 | — | #550 |
| 2011 | 465 | 499 | — | #547 |
| 2010 | 497 | 549 | — | #520 |
| 2009 | 572 | 612 | — | #479 |
| 2008 | 606 | 655 | — | #460 |
| 2007 | 623 | 684 | — | #448 |
| 2006 | 632 | 704 | — | #434 |
| 2005 | 617 | 689 | — | #433 |
| 2004 | 636 | 724 | #17,462 | #412 |
| 2003 | 644 | 739 | — | #403 |
| 2002 | 659 | 786 | — | #396 |
| 2001 | 618 | 744 | — | #404 |
| 2000 | 657 | 798 | — | #389 |
| 1999 | 687 | 849 | — | #377 |
| 1998 | 698 | 863 | — | #367 |
| 1997 | 598 | — | — | #393 |
| 1996 | 678 | — | — | #357 |
| 1995 | 720 | — | #11,114 | #345 |
| 1994 | 749 | — | — | #330 |
| 1993 | 780 | — | #12,592 | #327 |
| 1992 | 808 | — | #7,272 | #320 |
| 1991 | 840 | — | #14,228 | #309 |
| 1990 | 875 | — | #14,060 | #288 |
| 1989 | 838 | — | #6,749 | #295 |
| 1988 | 800 | — | #9,773 | #291 |
| 1987 | 759 | — | #6,534 | #287 |
| 1986 | 726 | — | #6,369 | #291 |
| 1985 | 750 | — | #7,242 | #279 |
| 1984 | 696 | — | #8,608 | #296 |
| 1983 | 678 | — | #5,620 | #297 |
| 1982 | 726 | — | — | #283 |
| 1981 | 650 | — | — | #299 |
| 1980 | 618 | — | #11,165 | #313 |
| 1979 | 669 | — | #10,960 | #301 |
| 1978 | 758 | — | #9,058 | #264 |
| 1977 | 790 | — | #10,357 | #257 |
| 1976 | 733 | — | — | #265 |
| 1975 | 738 | — | #5,308 | #266 |
| 1974 | 775 | — | #5,983 | #254 |
| 1973 | 836 | — | #5,349 | #244 |
| 1972 | 897 | — | #4,404 | #242 |
| 1971 | 889 | — | #6,934 | #252 |
| 1970 | 923 | — | #4,899 | #254 |
| 1969 | 952 | — | #5,233 | #239 |
| 1968 | 1,009 | — | #4,336 | #226 |
| 1967 | 1,068 | — | #4,443 | #214 |
| 1966 | 1,085 | — | #6,157 | #212 |
| 1965 | 1,208 | — | #4,068 | #207 |
| 1964 | 1,266 | — | #4,786 | #215 |
| 1963 | 1,341 | — | #5,075 | #210 |
| 1962 | 1,333 | — | #5,555 | #210 |
| 1961 | 1,380 | — | #4,382 | #209 |
| 1960 | 1,310 | — | #4,038 | #217 |
| 1959 | 1,027 | — | #4,156 | #250 |
| 1958 | 776 | — | #5,750 | #276 |
| 1957 | 806 | — | — | #265 |
| 1956 | 762 | — | #6,416 | #264 |
| 1955 | 530 | — | — | #321 |
| 1954 | 441 | — | — | #340 |
| 1953 | 281 | — | — | #419 |
| 1952 | 260 | — | — | #435 |
| 1951 | 181 | — | — | #502 |
| 1950 | 139 | — | — | #576 |
| 1949 | 42 | — | — | #1,088 |
| 1948 | 33 | — | — | #1,268 |
| 1947 | 27 | — | — | #1,433 |
| 1946 | 21 | — | — | #1,584 |
| 1945 | 20 | — | — | #1,514 |
| 1944 | 14 | — | — | #1,930 |
| 1943 | 11 | — | — | #2,342 |
| 1942 | 21 | — | — | #1,563 |
| 1941 | 18 | — | — | #1,664 |
| 1940 | 21 | — | — | #1,502 |
| 1939 | 22 | — | — | #1,439 |
| 1938 | 16 | — | — | #1,782 |
| 1937 | 13 | — | — | #2,045 |
| 1936 | 37 | — | — | #1,060 |
| 1935 | 34 | — | — | #1,134 |
| 1934 | 23 | — | — | #1,446 |
| 1933 | 5 | — | — | #3,924 |
| 1932 | 9 | — | — | #2,741 |
| 1931 | 14 | — | — | #2,052 |
| 1930 | 9 | — | — | #2,893 |
| 1929 | 9 | — | — | #2,858 |
| 1928 | 12 | — | — | #2,461 |
| 1927 | 10 | — | — | #2,811 |
| 1926 | 5 | — | — | #4,529 |
| 1925 | 10 | — | — | #2,850 |
| 1924 | 10 | — | — | #2,929 |
| 1921 | 5 | — | — | #4,675 |
| 1915 | 5 | — | — | #4,115 |
| 1912 | 6 | — | — | #2,425 |