Recorded 1980–2021 Boys' name Peak 2008 267 births

Kelvyn — boys' name

267 babies named Kelvyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s742000s1122010s602020s16
2000s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Kelvyn was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

16 babies were named Kelvyn in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kelvyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 267 babies named Kelvyn between 1980 and 2021, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kelvyn currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kelvyn performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 112 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Kelvyn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kelvyn 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 267 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.

Kelvyn at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

267

Since 1980

42 years of records

Peak year

2008

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1980

Recorded for 42 years

Last year on file: 2021

Kelvyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1980

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2008)
16
Annual births at peak — across 42 years of records
05101520 20212017201220072002199819941980 5

Kelvyn by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
112 births that decade — 42% of Kelvyn's all-time total
1980s51990s742000s1122010s602020s16

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kelvyn?
267 babies have been named Kelvyn since 1980. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 2008 with 16 births.
When was Kelvyn most popular?
Kelvyn was most popular in the 2000s decade with 112 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
How long has the name Kelvyn been used?
Kelvyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 42 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Kelvyn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kelly, Kelvin, Kellen, Kellan, 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, 1980–2021 (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.