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Meaning of the nameKelvyn

Kelvyn is a spelling of the name Kelvin, which means “possibly 'narrow water', from the name of a Scottish river”.

Meaning

“possibly 'narrow water', from the name of a Scottish river”

Meaning of the name Kelvin, of which Kelvyn is a spelling.

Source: Behind the Name: Kelvin · Wiktionary: Kelvin

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People (2022)
2,736
Rank in Brazil
#4,137
Median age
13 years
2010 Census
1,268
people

Kelvyn in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Kelvyn, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2010s (1,110 people).

23 women 2,713 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Kelvyn is most common

States with the highest share of people named Kelvyn in the population, in the 2022 Census.

  1. São Paulo 0.002%
  2. Paraná 0.002%
  3. Santa Catarina 0.002%
  4. Rio Grande do Sul 0.002%
  5. Minas Gerais 0.001%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo8440.002%
Minas Gerais2490.001%
Paraná2030.002%
Rio de Janeiro2000.001%
Rio Grande do Sul1650.002%
Bahia1300.001%
Santa Catarina1240.002%
Pará820.001%
Goiás790.001%
Maranhão740.001%
Pernambuco700.001%
Paraíba580.002%
Ceará520.001%
Mato Grosso520.001%
Espírito Santo490.001%
Distrito Federal490.002%
Mato Grosso do Sul420.002%
Alagoas380.001%
Sergipe350.002%
Rondônia270.002%
Amazonas260.001%
Piauí240.001%
Rio Grande do Norte240.001%
Tocantins160.001%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

The spelling Kelvyn

It swaps the I of the last syllable for a Y; the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil records it as a spelling variant of Kelvin. It peaked among people born in the 2010s.

About the name Kelvin

Behind the Name explains Kelvin as the name of a Scottish river, perhaps meaning 'narrow water'. Wiktionary records the given name as taken from a Scottish surname, which in turn comes from the river's name, possibly from Gaelic caol, 'narrow', or coille, 'woodland', plus abhainn, 'river'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 40,851 people named Kelvin, with a median age of 16. The name is almost always male and, proportionally, it is most common in Roraima. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists Kelvyn among the spelling variants of Kelvin, alongside Kelvim.

Other spellings of Kelvin

SpellingPeople (2022)
Kelvin40,851
Kelvyn2,736

Sources

  1. Behind the Name: Kelvin · behindthename.com · meaning
  2. Wiktionary: Kelvin · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  3. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Kelvin · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling

Questions about the name Kelvyn

What does the name Kelvyn mean?

Kelvyn means “possibly 'narrow water', from the name of a Scottish river”, according to Behind the Name and Wiktionary. This is the meaning of the name Kelvin, of which Kelvyn is a spelling.

How many people are named Kelvyn in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,736 people with the first name Kelvyn, which ranks it number 4,137 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2010s.

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

Kelvyn is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 23 women and 2,713 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Kelvyn?

Kelvyn is a name of Celtic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Kelvyn most common?

Proportionally, in São Paulo: 0.002% of the state's population is named Kelvyn (844 people), according to the 2022 Census.

What are the other spellings of Kelvyn?

Kelvin. IBGE counts each spelling separately.

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