Kelvyn
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KEL-vin
- Origin
- Scottish
Kelvyn is a boys' name of Scottish origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Kelvyn mean?
Scottish: variant spelling of Kelvin, from the River Kelvin
Variant of Kelvin, from the River Kelvin in Glasgow, which gave its name to Lord Kelvin and the unit of temperature.
Is Kelvyn a girl's or a boy's name?
Kelvyn is a boys' name.
How popular is Kelvyn in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2008, with 16 boys. It first appears in the records in 1980.
Half of all the boys named Kelvyn in the US since 1880 were born between 1998 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kelvyn in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 8 | #8,820 |
| 2020 | 8 | #8,734 |
| 2019 | 9 | #8,209 |
| 2018 | 8 | #8,813 |
| 2017 | 7 | #9,691 |
| 2016 | 8 | #8,811 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 7 | #9,636 |
| 2013 | 6 | #10,722 |
| 2012 | 7 | #9,703 |
| 2011 | 8 | #8,760 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 11 | #7,231 |
| 2008 | 16 | #5,482 |
| 2007 | 14 | #5,898 |
| 2006 | 15 | #5,521 |
| 2005 | 9 | #7,633 |
| 2004 | 15 | #5,241 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 11 | #6,081 |
| 2001 | 12 | #5,660 |
| 2000 | 9 | #6,832 |
| 1999 | 10 | #6,036 |
| 1998 | 13 | #4,868 |
| 1997 | 8 | #6,612 |
| 1996 | 5 | #9,008 |
| 1995 | 9 | #5,922 |
| 1994 | 11 | #5,103 |
| 1993 | 6 | #7,631 |
| 1992 | 6 | #7,414 |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 6 | #7,171 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 5 | #6,248 |
Names like Kelvyn
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Keegan Kayden Brayden Aiden Brody Finnegan Declan Kenan Finn Kian Cannon Ronan
Names related to Kelvyn
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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, “Kelvyn: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kelvyn, updated 20 October 2026.