as a First Name
Modern given name, first used in the 1920s and increasing in popularity from the 1950s onwards. It is taken from the name of the Scottish river which runs through Glasgow into the Clyde (compare Clyde). Its choice as a given name may also have been influenced by names such as Kevin and Melvin and the fame of the scientist Lord Kelvin (1824–1907).
| 987th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Tens of Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 28,747
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- 44,222
- if you include dead people (since the government started keeping track)
- Mississippi
- has the most people named Kelvin per capita
- 1963
- marked the height of its popularity
0.01%
99.99%
6%
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55+
51%
30-54
30-54
20%
13-29
13-29
22%
0-12
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Top state populations
U.S. Distribution Map
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