Kelvin is a boy's name of Irish and Celtic origin meaning “narrow and wooded.” In 2024 it was given to 201 boys in the United States.
Kelvin belongs to the Irish & Celtic tradition. Its meaning — “narrow and wooded” — is the sense carried by its Irish and Celtic roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Kelvin first appears in Social Security records in 1912. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #207 in 1965, and in 2024 201 babies received the name — 51,334 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Kelvin means “narrow and wooded” in its Irish and Celtic roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Kelvin is a boy name. In 2024, 201 babies received the name in the US.
Kelvin comes from the Irish & Celtic tradition.
Kelvin first appears in US records in 1912. Its best-ever ranking was #207 in 1965, and 201 babies were given the name in 2024.
Kelvin is pronounced /ˈkɛlvɪn/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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