Boy name Scottish Gaelic origin

Kelvin

KEL-vin · 6 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
From the narrow river or friend of ships
Language
Scottish Gaelic
Culture
Scottish
Style era
modern
Themes
Scottish · modern
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#1080
2024 births201
Peak year1961
First appeared1912
Total US births51,334
1961 peak19121940196819962024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Kel
Alternate spellings
Kelven
In other languages
Calvin

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Notable people named Kelvin

Lord Kelvin (William Thomson)
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