Kellan vs Kelvin

Side-by-side comparison of Kellan and Kelvin — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Kellan

Boy name · Rank #918

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Name B

Kelvin

Boy name · Rank #1080

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Metric Kellan Kelvin
Current Rank #918 #1080
Total Births (all years) 10,537 51,334
Peak Year 2013 1961
Peak Year Births 843 1,370
Peak Decade 2010ss 1960ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1958 1912

Births by Decade

Decade Kellan Kelvin
1910ss — 11
1920ss — 61
1930ss — 182
1940ss — 228
1950ss 6 5,183
1960ss — 11,859
1970ss — 7,931
1980ss 397 7,166
1990ss 471 7,397
2000ss 1,498 6,259
2010ss 6,717 3,874
2020ss 1,448 1,183

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Kellan Kelvin
2014 809 366
2015 776 399
2016 601 336
2017 503 328
2018 438 281
2019 308 317
2020 370 242
2021 285 254
2022 284 254
2023 257 232
2024 252 201

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1958–2024.

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