Telvin
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- TEL-vin
- Origin
- Modern
Telvin is a boys' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Telvin come from?
Modern: blend of Tel- with Melvin or Kelvin
Is Telvin a girl's or a boy's name?
Telvin is a boys' name.
How popular is Telvin in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1992, with 105 boys. It first appears in the records in 1977.
Half of all the boys named Telvin in the US since 1880 were born between 1992 and 1998, the years shaded on the chart below.
Telvin in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | #10,930 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 8 | #8,983 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 8 | #8,734 |
| 2019 | 7 | #9,750 |
| 2018 | 10 | #7,613 |
| 2017 | 7 | #9,691 |
| 2016 | 6 | #10,739 |
| 2015 | 10 | #7,486 |
| 2014 | 7 | #9,636 |
| 2013 | 8 | #8,784 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 6 | #10,801 |
| 2010 | 6 | #10,759 |
| 2009 | 8 | #8,980 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 5 | #11,464 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 7 | #8,636 |
| 2002 | 9 | #7,048 |
| 2001 | 9 | #6,928 |
| 2000 | 10 | #6,309 |
| 1999 | 9 | #6,524 |
| 1998 | 15 | #4,409 |
| 1997 | 12 | #4,954 |
| 1996 | 25 | #2,906 |
| 1995 | 35 | #2,248 |
| 1994 | 65 | #1,466 |
| 1993 | 70 | #1,374 |
| 1992 | 105 | #1,065 |
| 1991 | 60 | #1,461 |
| 1990 | 47 | #1,697 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 8 | #4,162 |
Names like Telvin
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kayden Keegan Brayden Logan Devin Kylan Tevin Dylan Austin Aiden Brennan Braylen
More Modern names
Jayden Ailany Myla Nevaeh Jax Indie Miley Raelynn Kaiden Kehlani Alayna Caden Zayden Wrenley Mya Oaklynn
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, “Telvin: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/telvin, updated 20 October 2026.