Belvin
French origin, literally means "beautiful sight" or "good view".
Name Census estimates that about 160 living Americans carry the first name Belvin. It is a predominantly male name (98.3% of registrations). The average person named Belvin today is around 73 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Belvin births was 1919 (23 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Belvin. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • The typical person named Belvin is about 73 years old today, placing it firmly among the names of earlier generations. Most living Belvins were born before 1963.
People living today
160
~ 1 in 2,142,215 Americans
Peak year
1919
23 babies that year
Average age
73
years old
1971 SSA rank
#4,775
Tracked since 1913
Census
Belvin in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 263 people with the first name Belvin, which placed it at #32,158 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#32,158
National first-name rank
People counted
263
263 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
49.0% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Belvin
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Belvin is Black at 49.0%. The next largest groups are White (35.0%) and Hispanic (8.0%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Belvin described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Belvin at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American49.0% · 129
- White35.0% · 92
- Hispanic or Latino8.0% · 21
- Asian and Pacific Islander4.2% · 11
- Two or more races2.7% · 7
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.1% · 3
Gender
Gender distribution for Belvin
Belvin leans heavily male at 98.3% of total registrations, but 7 girls have also been registered with the name over the years, giving it a small but present crossover presence.
Belvin as a male name
- Ranked #4,980 in 1971
- 5 male births in 1971
- Peak: 1919 (23 births)
Belvin as a female name
- Ranked #4,775 in 1955
- 7 female births in 1955
- Peak: 1955 (7 births)
2020 Census snapshot
In the 2020 Census sex table, Belvin leans strongly male. 230 people counted with this name were male (85.2%), compared with 40 female bearers (14.8%).
Popularity
Belvin: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Belvin from the 1910s through to the 1970s, spanning 7 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1920s, with 98 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1920s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Belvin by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Belvin during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Belvins live
Origin
Meaning and history of Belvin
The name Belvin has its origins in the ancient Germanic languages, dating back to the early Middle Ages. It is derived from the Proto-Germanic word "balþaz," meaning "bold" or "courageous." This word eventually evolved into various forms across different Germanic dialects, including the Old English "beald" and the Old Norse "ballr."
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Belvin can be found in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, a collection of annals documenting the history of Anglo-Saxon England. The Chronicle mentions a certain Belvin, a warrior who fought alongside King Alfred the Great during the Viking invasions of the 9th century.
In the 11th century, a nobleman named Belvin de Normanville is mentioned in the records of the Norman conquest of England. He is said to have accompanied William the Conqueror during the famous Battle of Hastings in 1066. De Normanville's name suggests a Norman French variant of the Germanic name.
During the Middle Ages, the name Belvin gained popularity among the nobility and knights of various European regions with Germanic cultural influences. One notable figure bearing this name was Belvin von Rheinfelden, a German noble who served as the Duke of Swabia in the late 11th century.
In the 13th century, a Franciscan friar named Belvin of Assisi gained recognition for his writings on theology and philosophy. His works were widely circulated and studied in monastic circles throughout Europe.
Fast-forwarding to the 16th century, the name Belvin appears in the historical records of Scotland. A man named Belvin MacGregor was a prominent member of the influential MacGregor clan, known for their involvement in various conflicts and feuds during the turbulent era of Scottish clan warfare.
People
Belvin + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Belvin as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with B
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Belvin: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Belvin?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 160 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Belvin going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 2,142,215 US residents.
Is Belvin a common name?
We classify Belvin as "Very Rare". It ranks above 71.2% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 422 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Belvin most popular?
The single biggest year for Belvin was 1919, when 23 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Belvin is about 73 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Belvin in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 263 people with the name Belvin, or 0.09 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #32,158 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Belvin in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Belvin?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Belvin leans strongly male. 230 people counted with this name were male (85.2%), compared with 40 female bearers (14.8%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Belvin?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Belvin is Black at 49.0%. The next largest groups are White (35.0%) and Hispanic (8.0%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Belvin most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Belvin in the 2020 Census, accounting for 49.0% (129 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Belvin in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Belvin a male name?
Yes, 98.3% of people registered as Belvin in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Belvin still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Belvin in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Belvin can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many Americans are named Belvin?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.