boy's name

Celvin

  • Gender Boy
  • Letters 6
  • Births on record 113

Celvin is a boy's name. In 2017 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 2003, when 10 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1993.

Celvin over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1990s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2017, not a full ten years.

70
'90 '00 '10
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Births named Celvin by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1990s 12
2000s 70
2010s (to 2017) 28

How popular is Celvin?

In 2017, Celvin was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Celvin is used

England & Wales #3,512 3 in 1998
United States #11,639 6 in 2017

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Celvin

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Celvin also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Celvin over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Celvin

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Celvin — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Celvin

How popular is the name Celvin?

In 2017, Celvin was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Celvin a girl's or a boy's name?

Celvin is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

When was Celvin most popular?

Celvin peaked in 2003, when 10 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.