Kelvin

Kelvin

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: Dutch

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 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1997 with 65 babies (rank #362 that year). It was not in the 2024 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.

980

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	63	#363
1997	65	#362
1998	62	#368
1999	52	#425
2000	48	#440
2001	50	#429
2002	41	#522
2003	49	#495
2004	52	#503
2005	52	#523
2006	44	#636
2007	55	#563
2008	56	#585
2009	54	#603
2010	45	#694
2011	36	#838
2012	37	#845
2013	33	#897
2014	29	#1,003
2015	31	#968
2016	26	#1,107

Year

Babies

Rank

1996

#363

1997

#362

1998

#368

1999

#425

2000

#440

2001

#429

2002

#522

2003

#495

2004

#503

2005

#523

2006

#636

2007

#563

2008

#585

2009

#603

2010

#694

2011

#838

2012

#845

2013

#897

2014

#1,003

2015

#968

2016

#1,107

Meaning

Numerology of Kelvin

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Kelvin

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