Kelvon
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KEL-vin
- Origin
- Scottish
Kelvon is a boys' name of Scottish origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Kelvon mean?
Scottish: spelling of Kelvin; from the River Kelvin in Glasgow
From the River Kelvin in Glasgow, which gave its name to Lord Kelvin and hence to the kelvin unit of temperature.
Meaning borrowed from Kelvin. More on Wiktionary.
Is Kelvon a girl's or a boy's name?
Kelvon is a boys' name.
How popular is Kelvon in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2000, with 29 boys. It first appears in the records in 1980.
Half of all the boys named Kelvon in the US since 1880 were born between 1997 and 2006, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kelvon in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 6 | #10,797 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 10 | #7,486 |
| 2014 | 6 | #10,711 |
| 2013 | 12 | #6,598 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 11 | #7,081 |
| 2009 | 11 | #7,231 |
| 2008 | 12 | #6,758 |
| 2007 | 11 | #7,090 |
| 2006 | 14 | #5,777 |
| 2005 | 13 | #5,869 |
| 2004 | 14 | #5,487 |
| 2003 | 20 | #4,109 |
| 2002 | 16 | #4,697 |
| 2001 | 25 | #3,405 |
| 2000 | 29 | #2,987 |
| 1999 | 15 | #4,531 |
| 1998 | 13 | #4,868 |
| 1997 | 10 | #5,636 |
| 1996 | 11 | #5,180 |
| 1995 | 6 | #7,785 |
| 1994 | 12 | #4,797 |
| 1993 | 8 | #6,221 |
| 1992 | 18 | #3,452 |
| 1991 | 5 | #8,228 |
| 1990 | 7 | #6,408 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 5 | #6,248 |
Nicknames for Kelvon
Names like Kelvon
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Keegan, Brayden, Kayden, Cannon, Aiden, Brody, Kenan, Brennan, Deacon, Declan, Finnegan, Kian
Names related to Kelvon
More Scottish names
Isla, Finley, Logan, Arabella, Cameron, Bonnie, Paisley, Carson, Maxwell, Brodie, Finlay, Blair, Lennox, Skye, Knox, Dallas
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Kelvon: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kelvon, updated 20 October 2026.