Name meaning & stats
Kelvin
Kelvin means “narrow river”. 51,601 US babies since 1940, peak 1961.
What it means
“narrow river”
Well documented
In US birth records
Peak year: 1961
51,601 US babies were named Kelvin between 1940 and 2025.
Careers
Not enough notable people named Kelvin (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.
Spelling family
Kelvin is the main spelling
- Kelvin 99%
- Kelvon 1%
- Kelvyn 1%
- Kelven <1%
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 1961)