Boys' name · since 1913
Belvin
Belvin has 415 recorded births since 1913 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1919 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,823 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 415
- born since 1913
- 1920s
- peak decade
415 boys have been named Belvin since 1913, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Belvin has been recorded 415 times among boys since 1913, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 1971.
- #8,823 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 415 born since 1913
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Belvin ranks #8,823 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 415 born since 1913, peaking in the 1920s.
- #8,823 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 415
- born since 1913
- 1920s
- peak decade
Belvin's 415 recorded births place it above 80.58% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by North Carolina.
Belvin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Belvin splits its recorded history at 1941: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1917 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1919 peak of 23 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Belvin popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–1971
- Peak year (1919)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 59 years of records
Belvin popularity over time - girls
7 total births recorded since 1955 (Belvin as girls' name)
Belvin by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (98 births, 24% of the file).
1920s was Belvin's strongest decade.
98 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Belvin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
50 births
- 1920s
1920s
98 births
- 1930s
1930s
74 births
- 1940s
1940s
61 births
- 1950s
1950s
87 births
- 1960s
1960s
40 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 98 births (24% of all-time use).
Belvin by state
Where Belvin concentrates geographically, total births since 1913
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 11 | 2.7% |
11 of 415 births nationwide.
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What to do with Belvin's data
- Belvin's decade-level peak was the 1920s (98 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- North Carolina records the most Belvins (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Belvin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1919)
Similar record span (~58 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1913–1971 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Belvin draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.