Recorded 1913–1971 Boys' name Peak 1919 415 births

Belvin — boys' name

415 babies named Belvin in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1919. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s501920s981930s741940s611950s871960s401970s5
1920s
Peak decade

24% of everyone ever named Belvin was born in this single decade.

1919
Single peak year

23 babies were named Belvin in 1919 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Belvin

The Social Security Administration has registered 415 babies named Belvin between 1913 and 1971, spanning 59 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Belvin currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1971. The name reached its historical peak in 1919, when 23 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Belvin performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 98 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Belvin shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in North Carolina, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Belvin in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Belvin in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 415 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Belvin at a glance

Last recorded 1971

Total births

415

Since 1913

59 years of records

Peak year

1919

23 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1971

Active since

1913

Recorded for 59 years

Last year on file: 1971

Belvin popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–1913

Last recorded 1971
Peak year (1919)
23
Annual births at peak — across 59 years of records
0510152025 197119591953194719391931192519191913 7

Belvin popularity over time — girls

7 total births recorded since 1955 (Belvin as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 7 births
7 1955 7

Belvin by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
98 births that decade — 24% of Belvin's all-time total
1910s501920s981930s741940s611950s871960s401970s5

Belvin by state

Where Belvin concentrates geographically — total births since 1913

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Belvin
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 North Carolina
11 2.7%
North Carolina share of Belvin's total US births 2.7%

11 of 415 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Belvin?
415 babies have been named Belvin since 1913. It was last recorded in 1971. The peak year was 1919 with 23 births.
When was Belvin most popular?
Belvin was most popular in the 1920s decade with 98 total births. The single peak year was 1919.
Where is Belvin most popular?
The top states for the name Belvin are North Carolina (11 births).
How long has the name Belvin been used?
Belvin has been recorded in Social Security data since 1913, spanning 59 years of data through 1971.
What names are similar to Belvin?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Bellamy, Belton, Belal, Bela, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1913–1971 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.