Around the world, Chelvi (Chelvi 
) is a rare epicene forename. The first name Chelvi is characteristic of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it is a rare gender-neutral name, Malaysia, where it is a very rare girly name, and Indonesia. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, India, and Indonesia. Much less frequently, Chelvi is the last name as well as the forename.