Name: Kelvin

Gender: Male

Usage: Kelvin, of scottish origin, is a very popular first name. It is more often used as a boy (male) name.

People having the name Kelvin are in general originating from France, Ireland, United Kingdom, United States of America.

Variants: For another variant of the name Kelvin across the world, see Clyde.

Name Meaning of Kelvin

Meaning: The meaning of the name Kelvin is: River man, A river of Scotland.

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Numerology Interpretation

Numerology of the first name Kelvin: calculate the core numbers of your numerology chart to discover your numerological profile and your personality traits.

The Growth number corresponding to this first name is 1. It denotes a pattern that assists you in growth and development: individualistic, determined, pioneering, bold, athletic, independent, active, self-confident.

Interpretation:
Qualities: Leader, Determined
Ruling planet: Sun
Colors: Yellow, Orange, Gold
Gemstones: Topaz, Amber

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Popularity of the Name

The name Kelvin is ranked on the 741st position of the most used names. It means that this name is very frequently used.

We estimate that there are at least 771800 persons in the world having this name which is around 0.011% of the population. The name Kelvin has six characters. It means that it is relatively medium-length, compared to the other names in our database.

The graph below represents the number of people who were given the name Kelvin for each year since 1900 in the U.S.A.:

Name Day Calendar

The name day of Kelvin is 3 October.

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History and Origin

Kelvin as a given name may refer to:

  • Kelvin Anderson, retired American gridiron football player
  • Kelvin Batey, English competitive BMX racer
  • Kelvin Bryant, American football player
  • Kelvin Burt, British auto racing driver
  • Kelvin Carpenter, fictional character in the television show EastEnders
  • Kelvin Cato, American basketball player
  • Kelvin Clarke, English former footballer
  • Kelvin Davis, English footballer
  • Kelvin Davis (boxer)
  • Kelvin Davis (politician), New Zealand Member of Parliament
  • Kelvin Etuhu, Nigerian footballer
  • Kelvin Fletcher, English actor
  • Kelvin Gastelum, American mixed martial artist
  • Kelvin Goertzen, Canadian politician
  • Kelvin Gosnell, British comics editor
  • Kelvin Hayden, American football player
  • Kelvin Holdsworth, Scottish clergyman
  • Kelvin Holly, American guitarist
  • Kelvin Hopkins, British Labour MP
  • Kelvin Joe Inman, secondary character on the ABC television drama Lost
  • Kelvin Jack, Trinidadian footballer
  • Kelvin Jiménez, Dominican baseball player
  • Kelvin Kent (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Kelvin Kinney, American football player
  • Kelvin Kirk, American football player
  • Kelvin Lancaster, American academic
  • Kelvin Langmead, English footballer
  • Kelvin Lomax, English footballer
  • Kelvin MacKenzie, British media executive
  • Kelvin Martin, American criminal
  • Kelvin Matthews, Australian rules footballer
  • Kelvin Mercer, American DJ
  • Kelvin Moore, Australian rules footballer
  • Kelvin W. Moore, Australian rules footballer
  • Kelvin Ogilvie, Canadian chemist and senator
  • Kelvin dela Peña, Filipino-Canadian basketballer
  • Kelvin Ransey, American basketball player
  • Kelvin Sampson, American basketball coach
  • Kelvin Smith, American football player
  • Kelvin Sng, Singaporean film director
  • Kelvin Tan Wei Lian, Singaporean singer
  • Kelvin Templeton, former Australian rules footballer
  • Kelvin Thomson, Australian politician
  • Kelvin R. Throop, fictional character from the novel Analog Science Fiction and Fact
  • Kelvin Upshaw, American basketballer
  • Kelvin Wilson, English footballer

English: modern given name, first used in the 1920s. It is taken from a Scottish river which runs through Glasgow into the Clyde (cf. Clyde). Its choice as a given name may also have been influenced by the form of such names as Melvin and Calvin and the fame of the scientist Lord Kelvin.

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