Fun Facts About the Name Calvin
- A favorite of earlier generations: Calvin appeared in the U.S. top 100 in 2 separate runs, totaling 8 years. Its last run lasted 6 consecutive years, from 1923 through 1928.
- More than 222 thousand babies named Calvin: U.S. records list 222,273 babies given the name Calvin from 1880 through 2025. Even 1,223 girls received the name Calvin - about 1 girl for every 181 boys.
What Does the Name Calvin Mean?
Calvin means "bald" and is an English masculine name derived from the French surname Cauvin. That surname is a diminutive related to Old French cauve (modern French chauve), meaning "bald," which goes back to Latin calvus, also "bald." The French diminutive suffix -in gives the sense "little bald one" or "bald one." The Latinized form Calvinus was used for the reformer John Calvin, and English adopted Calvin from that Latinized form.
Calvin Name History & Origins
The French surname Cauvin is older than the English given name. The English given name is closely tied to the French Protestant reformer John Calvin (1509 - 1564). He was born Jehan Cauvin in Noyon, France, and later Latinized his surname as Calvinus; English writers rendered this as Calvin. The Latinized form was not invented from nothing: Calvinus also appears as a Roman cognomen.
The English given name is chiefly a post-Reformation development, used especially among Protestant families in Calvinist traditions. Later bearers include American president Calvin Coolidge and fashion designer Calvin Klein. The name also appears as the boy in the comic strip Calvin and Hobbes (1985 - 1995), a modern literary use separate from its origin.
How Popular is the Name Calvin?
Calvin recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 1924. Calvin ranked among the top 100 U.S. names from 1880 through 1881, then returned in 1923 and remained through 1928.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #12,161 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2024 | #15,679 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2022 | #15,738 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2021 | #13,803 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2020 | #11,279 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2016 | #13,158 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2014 | #14,922 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2013 | #13,442 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2006 | #13,858 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2002 | #15,852 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2001 | #15,773 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1996 | #12,080 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1995 | #12,011 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1992 | #10,645 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1991 | #10,426 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1990 | #9,376 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1989 | #5,884 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1988 | #5,948 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1987 | #4,311 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 1986 | #4,564 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 1985 | #4,147 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 1984 | #4,765 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 1983 | #4,914 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1982 | #4,187 | 18 | 0.0011% |
| 1981 | #5,604 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1980 | #5,272 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1979 | #3,452 | 23 | 0.0014% |
| 1978 | #4,702 | 14 | 0.0009% |
| 1977 | #3,282 | 23 | 0.0015% |
| 1976 | #3,299 | 21 | 0.0014% |
| 1975 | #4,388 | 14 | 0.0010% |
| 1974 | #4,492 | 13 | 0.0009% |
| 1973 | #4,603 | 12 | 0.0008% |
| 1972 | #3,915 | 15 | 0.0010% |
| 1971 | #3,382 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 1970 | #3,891 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 1969 | #3,212 | 18 | 0.0011% |
| 1968 | #2,549 | 24 | 0.0015% |
| 1967 | #2,787 | 20 | 0.0012% |
| 1966 | #3,421 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1965 | #2,752 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1964 | #2,203 | 30 | 0.0016% |
| 1963 | #2,492 | 24 | 0.0012% |
| 1962 | #3,046 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1961 | #2,846 | 19 | 0.0009% |
| 1960 | #2,201 | 28 | 0.0014% |
| 1959 | #2,993 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1958 | #2,028 | 30 | 0.0015% |
| 1957 | #2,284 | 24 | 0.0012% |
| 1956 | #2,635 | 19 | 0.0009% |
| 1955 | #2,851 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1954 | #2,385 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 1953 | #2,523 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1952 | #2,928 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1951 | #2,588 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1950 | #3,076 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1949 | #3,019 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1948 | #3,160 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1947 | #3,472 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1946 | #3,705 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1945 | #2,757 | 11 | 0.0008% |
| 1944 | #2,967 | 10 | 0.0008% |
| 1943 | #3,848 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1942 | #4,177 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1941 | #2,417 | 13 | 0.0011% |
| 1940 | #2,986 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1939 | #2,312 | 13 | 0.0012% |
| 1938 | #2,467 | 12 | 0.0011% |
| 1937 | #2,588 | 11 | 0.0010% |
| 1936 | #2,541 | 11 | 0.0011% |
| 1935 | #3,462 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1934 | #4,366 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1933 | #2,562 | 11 | 0.0011% |
| 1932 | #2,662 | 11 | 0.0010% |
| 1931 | #2,444 | 12 | 0.0011% |
| 1930 | #2,321 | 14 | 0.0012% |
| 1929 | #1,959 | 18 | 0.0016% |
| 1928 | #2,026 | 18 | 0.0016% |
| 1927 | #1,830 | 22 | 0.0018% |
| 1926 | #1,781 | 23 | 0.0019% |
| 1925 | #1,950 | 20 | 0.0016% |
| 1924 | #1,881 | 22 | 0.0018% |
| 1923 | #3,158 | 10 | 0.0008% |
| 1922 | #3,184 | 10 | 0.0008% |
| 1921 | #2,964 | 11 | 0.0009% |
| 1920 | #3,376 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1919 | #4,324 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1918 | #3,550 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1916 | #4,516 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1915 | #3,483 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1914 | #3,693 | 5 | 0.0007% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #132 | 2,710 | 0.1587% |
| 2024 | #140 | 2,568 | 0.1497% |
| 2023 | #152 | 2,410 | 0.1411% |
| 2022 | #148 | 2,592 | 0.1486% |
| 2021 | #145 | 2,591 | 0.1482% |
| 2020 | #143 | 2,535 | 0.1470% |
| 2019 | #145 | 2,647 | 0.1476% |
| 2018 | #144 | 2,760 | 0.1520% |
| 2017 | #146 | 2,703 | 0.1461% |
| 2016 | #149 | 2,794 | 0.1473% |
| 2015 | #171 | 2,439 | 0.1273% |
| 2014 | #182 | 2,336 | 0.1216% |
| 2013 | #195 | 2,065 | 0.1092% |
| 2012 | #189 | 1,966 | 0.1037% |
| 2011 | #208 | 1,709 | 0.0900% |
| 2010 | #215 | 1,662 | 0.0866% |
| 2009 | #231 | 1,578 | 0.0796% |
| 2008 | #227 | 1,630 | 0.0799% |
| 2007 | #229 | 1,618 | 0.0780% |
| 2006 | #220 | 1,648 | 0.0802% |
| 2005 | #219 | 1,619 | 0.0811% |
| 2004 | #219 | 1,597 | 0.0805% |
| 2003 | #223 | 1,566 | 0.0793% |
| 2002 | #221 | 1,561 | 0.0804% |
| 2001 | #215 | 1,613 | 0.0830% |
| 2000 | #214 | 1,681 | 0.0856% |
| 1999 | #212 | 1,622 | 0.0845% |
| 1998 | #203 | 1,638 | 0.0857% |
| 1997 | #192 | 1,707 | 0.0906% |
| 1996 | #183 | 1,759 | 0.0929% |
| 1995 | #181 | 1,719 | 0.0903% |
| 1994 | #195 | 1,566 | 0.0811% |
| 1993 | #185 | 1,746 | 0.0890% |
| 1992 | #194 | 1,614 | 0.0808% |
| 1991 | #189 | 1,709 | 0.0846% |
| 1990 | #173 | 1,783 | 0.0868% |
| 1989 | #161 | 1,869 | 0.0934% |
| 1988 | #152 | 1,811 | 0.0946% |
| 1987 | #157 | 1,790 | 0.0959% |
| 1986 | #162 | 1,666 | 0.0905% |
| 1985 | #177 | 1,520 | 0.0822% |
| 1984 | #177 | 1,440 | 0.0798% |
| 1983 | #180 | 1,429 | 0.0797% |
| 1982 | #176 | 1,477 | 0.0814% |
| 1981 | #172 | 1,458 | 0.0814% |
| 1980 | #185 | 1,325 | 0.0743% |
| 1979 | #181 | 1,336 | 0.0776% |
| 1978 | #187 | 1,262 | 0.0769% |
| 1977 | #179 | 1,285 | 0.0782% |
| 1976 | #183 | 1,231 | 0.0784% |
| 1975 | #178 | 1,284 | 0.0822% |
| 1974 | #177 | 1,295 | 0.0824% |
| 1973 | #174 | 1,349 | 0.0865% |
| 1972 | #172 | 1,450 | 0.0894% |
| 1971 | #169 | 1,590 | 0.0899% |
| 1970 | #166 | 1,734 | 0.0933% |
| 1969 | #163 | 1,707 | 0.0955% |
| 1968 | #156 | 1,757 | 0.1011% |
| 1967 | #154 | 1,782 | 0.1022% |
| 1966 | #159 | 1,760 | 0.0987% |
| 1965 | #153 | 2,045 | 0.1099% |
| 1964 | #145 | 2,251 | 0.1130% |
| 1963 | #140 | 2,406 | 0.1185% |
| 1962 | #144 | 2,404 | 0.1162% |
| 1961 | #127 | 2,864 | 0.1348% |
| 1960 | #129 | 2,912 | 0.1366% |
| 1959 | #125 | 3,033 | 0.1421% |
| 1958 | #123 | 3,119 | 0.1470% |
| 1957 | #114 | 3,395 | 0.1574% |
| 1956 | #109 | 3,346 | 0.1582% |
| 1955 | #109 | 3,149 | 0.1529% |
| 1954 | #117 | 3,007 | 0.1475% |
| 1953 | #111 | 2,950 | 0.1496% |
| 1952 | #108 | 2,971 | 0.1529% |
| 1951 | #106 | 2,843 | 0.1510% |
| 1950 | #105 | 2,742 | 0.1532% |
| 1949 | #112 | 2,567 | 0.1447% |
| 1948 | #117 | 2,398 | 0.1367% |
| 1947 | #120 | 2,432 | 0.1329% |
| 1946 | #128 | 1,976 | 0.1217% |
| 1945 | #124 | 1,797 | 0.1335% |
| 1944 | #124 | 1,751 | 0.1285% |
| 1943 | #126 | 1,760 | 0.1233% |
| 1942 | #136 | 1,578 | 0.1143% |
| 1941 | #133 | 1,510 | 0.1229% |
| 1940 | #127 | 1,472 | 0.1270% |
| 1939 | #126 | 1,394 | 0.1259% |
| 1938 | #122 | 1,454 | 0.1311% |
| 1937 | #125 | 1,333 | 0.1250% |
| 1936 | #124 | 1,352 | 0.1304% |
| 1935 | #127 | 1,321 | 0.1269% |
| 1934 | #128 | 1,319 | 0.1277% |
| 1933 | #112 | 1,489 | 0.1502% |
| 1932 | #119 | 1,454 | 0.1393% |
| 1931 | #119 | 1,443 | 0.1388% |
| 1930 | #111 | 1,618 | 0.1474% |
| 1929 | #109 | 1,665 | 0.1548% |
| 1928 | #94 | 2,128 | 0.1921% |
| 1927 | #73 | 2,694 | 0.2391% |
| 1926 | #65 | 3,014 | 0.2714% |
| 1925 | #47 | 4,301 | 0.3854% |
| 1924 | #44 | 4,919 | 0.4343% |
| 1923 | #82 | 2,408 | 0.2197% |
| 1922 | #128 | 1,282 | 0.1178% |
| 1921 | #131 | 1,276 | 0.1158% |
| 1920 | #139 | 1,098 | 0.1032% |
| 1919 | #163 | 834 | 0.0851% |
| 1918 | #158 | 874 | 0.0862% |
| 1917 | #160 | 785 | 0.0848% |
| 1916 | #157 | 766 | 0.0861% |
| 1915 | #166 | 694 | 0.0818% |
| 1914 | #168 | 531 | 0.0811% |
| 1913 | #160 | 440 | 0.0858% |
| 1912 | #157 | 375 | 0.0872% |
| 1911 | #157 | 213 | 0.0943% |
| 1910 | #153 | 201 | 0.1035% |
| 1909 | #146 | 176 | 0.1073% |
| 1908 | #169 | 135 | 0.0875% |
| 1907 | #161 | 136 | 0.0926% |
| 1906 | #160 | 123 | 0.0924% |
| 1905 | #148 | 141 | 0.1066% |
| 1904 | #160 | 118 | 0.0921% |
| 1903 | #163 | 106 | 0.0889% |
| 1902 | #144 | 130 | 0.1060% |
| 1901 | #157 | 98 | 0.0920% |
| 1900 | #163 | 128 | 0.0851% |
| 1899 | #143 | 108 | 0.1017% |
| 1898 | #143 | 121 | 0.0986% |
| 1897 | #152 | 103 | 0.0913% |
| 1896 | #163 | 98 | 0.0820% |
| 1895 | #130 | 130 | 0.1107% |
| 1894 | #162 | 95 | 0.0821% |
| 1893 | #146 | 103 | 0.0917% |
| 1892 | #131 | 124 | 0.1016% |
| 1891 | #133 | 104 | 0.1028% |
| 1890 | #124 | 116 | 0.1045% |
| 1889 | #134 | 107 | 0.0968% |
| 1888 | #127 | 123 | 0.1018% |
| 1887 | #111 | 122 | 0.1203% |
| 1886 | #125 | 109 | 0.0984% |
| 1885 | #114 | 119 | 0.1104% |
| 1884 | #109 | 139 | 0.1215% |
| 1883 | #107 | 122 | 0.1166% |
| 1882 | #117 | 123 | 0.1082% |
| 1881 | #94 | 138 | 0.1370% |
| 1880 | #100 | 134 | 0.1213% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
