Kelwin — boys' name
120 babies named Kelwin in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
The verdict
120 boys have been named Kelwin since 1969, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 2007.
- 120
- total births
- 1969–2007
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 31%
- born in that decade
31% of everyone ever named Kelwin was born in this single decade.
10 babies were named Kelwin in 1986 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Kelwin
The Social Security Administration has registered 120 babies named Kelwin between 1969 and 2007, spanning 39 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kelwin currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2007. The name reached its historical peak in 1986, when 10 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Kelwin performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 37 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Kelwin shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Kelwin in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Kelwin 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 120 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.
Kelwin at a glance
Last recorded 2007Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Kelwin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–1969
- Peak year (1986)
- 10
- Annual births at peak — across 39 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 2007.
120 total births across 39 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1986 with 10 births in a single year.
Kelwin by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1970s
- 37 births that decade — 31% of Kelwin's all-time total
Kelwin decade highlights
- Peak decade 37 births
- Runner-up 36 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1970s was Kelwin's strongest decade
37 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 31% of all-time use.
Kelwin by state
Where Kelwin concentrates geographically — total births since 1969
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 4.2% |
5 of 120 births nationwide.
Top 5 states
- Texas 4.2% of nationwide
Recorded in 1 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Texas accounts for 4.2% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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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, 1969–2007 (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.