Kelven — boys' name

What the Data Says About Kelven

The Social Security Administration has registered 113 babies named Kelven between 1957 and 2011, spanning 55 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kelven currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2011. The name reached its historical peak in 1961, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kelven performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 35 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Kelven shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kelven 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 113 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.