Kelvin

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Kelvin is a masculine given name, ultimately derived from the title of William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin, who received a baronage named for the River Kelvin in 1892.

From Wikipedia

Kelvin first appears in the data in 1956 and has been recorded in 10 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1957 with 72 babies (rank #91 that year). It was not in the 2025 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Kelvin

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Kelvin yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

1Destiny numberThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
5Soul urgeThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
5PersonalityThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

385

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Kelvin

Kelvin Kiptummarathon runner · b. 1999
Kelvin FelixCatholic bishop · b. 1933

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1956	56	#97
1957	72	#91
1960	32	#109
1961	66	#101
1962	59	#100
1963	59	#101
1964	36	#110
2015	2	#640
2016	1	#1,607
2017	2	#656