Calvin
A boys’ name of Latin origin, meaning bald; from the surname Calvin.
Babies a year
2,689
the US, 2017
Rarity
Common
among names in use
US popularity
#132
up from #140
UK popularity
#771
43 babies
How Calvin has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #171 |
| 2016 | #149 |
| 2017 | #146 |
| 2018 | #144 |
| 2019 | #144 |
| 2020 | #143 |
| 2021 | #145 |
| 2022 | #148 |
| 2023 | #152 |
| 2024 | #140 |
| 2025 | #132 |
In 2025, 43 babies in England and Wales were named Calvin. In the US, 2,689 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold. Its US peak was 4,917 in 1924.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Calvin was most common in 1925, when it went to 0.37% of American babies of that sex. Squarely vintage-revival territory.
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