Nelvin is a rare boys' name that peaked in 1930 and remains in steady use.
Nelvin is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #10,371 for boy births in the United States (and #21,415 across all names), given to 7 babies. Nelvin first appears in 1919 and peaked in 1927 (11 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | 7 | — | #10,371 |
| 2024 | 7 | 7 | — | #10,600 |
| 2023 | 10 | 10 | — | #8,083 |
| 2022 | 10 | 10 | — | #8,134 |
| 2021 | 8 | 8 | — | #9,431 |
| 2020 | 9 | 9 | — | #8,529 |
| 2019 | 9 | 9 | — | #8,674 |
| 2018 | 7 | 7 | — | #10,415 |
| 2017 | 7 | 7 | — | #10,461 |
| 2013 | 5 | 5 | — | #13,479 |
| 2012 | 5 | 11 | — | #13,636 |
| 2011 | 6 | 6 | — | #11,847 |
| 2010 | 8 | 8 | — | #9,414 |
| 2009 | 6 | 6 | — | #12,031 |
| 2007 | 9 | 9 | — | #8,707 |
| 2005 | 10 | 10 | — | #7,497 |
| 2004 | 9 | 9 | — | #7,986 |
| 2003 | 6 | 6 | — | #10,487 |
| 2002 | 6 | 11 | — | #10,271 |
| 2001 | 6 | 6 | — | #10,155 |
| 2000 | 8 | 8 | — | #7,964 |
| 1999 | 9 | 14 | — | #6,935 |
| 1998 | 8 | 8 | — | #7,334 |
| 1992 | 9 | — | — | #5,995 |
| 1989 | 6 | — | — | #7,629 |
| 1985 | 5 | — | — | #7,267 |
| 1981 | 6 | — | — | #6,015 |
| 1979 | 5 | — | — | #6,740 |
| 1977 | 5 | — | — | #6,541 |
| 1975 | 6 | — | — | #5,259 |
| 1969 | 6 | — | — | #4,266 |
| 1961 | 8 | — | — | #3,285 |
| 1960 | 8 | — | — | #3,252 |
| 1959 | 8 | — | — | #3,204 |
| 1958 | 7 | — | — | #3,482 |
| 1956 | 6 | — | — | #3,816 |
| 1955 | 5 | — | — | #4,220 |
| 1954 | 5 | — | — | #4,194 |
| 1953 | 5 | — | — | #4,190 |
| 1952 | 6 | — | — | #3,619 |
| 1951 | 5 | — | — | #4,090 |
| 1949 | 6 | — | — | #3,594 |
| 1948 | 5 | — | — | #4,033 |
| 1947 | 5 | — | — | #4,101 |
| 1944 | 5 | — | — | #3,759 |
| 1942 | 6 | — | — | #3,451 |
| 1938 | 7 | — | — | #3,082 |
| 1936 | 5 | — | — | #3,911 |
| 1935 | 5 | — | — | #4,011 |
| 1934 | 13 | — | #4,785 | #2,888 |
| 1933 | 9 | — | — | #2,672 |
| 1932 | 6 | — | — | #3,653 |
| 1931 | 5 | — | — | #4,159 |
| 1930 | 13 | — | #5,063 | #3,206 |
| 1929 | 6 | — | — | #3,829 |
| 1927 | 11 | — | — | #2,647 |
| 1925 | 6 | — | — | #4,057 |
| 1919 | 5 | — | — | #4,599 |