Recorded 1993–2017 Boys' name Peak 2003 110 births

Celvin — boys' name

110 babies named Celvin in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s122000s702010s28
2000s
Peak decade

64% of everyone ever named Celvin was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

10 babies were named Celvin in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Celvin

The Social Security Administration has registered 110 babies named Celvin between 1993 and 2017, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Celvin currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Celvin performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 70 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Celvin shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Celvin 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 110 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.

Celvin at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

110

Since 1993

25 years of records

Peak year

2003

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1993

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 2017

Celvin popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1993

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (2003)
10
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
4681012 201720112009200720052003200119981993 7

Celvin by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
70 births that decade — 64% of Celvin's all-time total
1990s122000s702010s28

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Celvin?
110 babies have been named Celvin since 1993. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 2003 with 10 births.
When was Celvin most popular?
Celvin was most popular in the 2000s decade with 70 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
How long has the name Celvin been used?
Celvin has been recorded in Social Security data since 1993, spanning 25 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Celvin?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Celestino, Celso, Celestine, Celester, 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, 1993–2017 (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.