Boys' name · peaked in 1924
Calvin name popularity since 1925
201,870 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Calvin (0.6% girls, 99.4% boys). Half of them were born in 1970 or earlier, so the typical Calvin is about 56 years old in 2026. Calvin peaked in 1924 as the #44 name for boys, and it ranked #132 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 201,870
- Named Calvin, 1925–2025
- Peak year
- 1924
- #44 for boys that year
- In 2025
- #132
- for boys in 2025 (2,710 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.4% boys
- 1,130 girls · 200,740 boys
- Most popular in
- Mississippi
- 2.22× its national share
Peak year is the year Calvin made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Calvin births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year on this chart was 1925. Measured as a share of all babies, Calvin peaked earlier, in 1924.
- Steepest fall: Between 1925 and 1930, Calvin's share of baby boys fell by 62%.
- Fastest rise: Between 2011 and 2016, it became 1.6× more common, from 1 in 1,110 baby boys to 1 in 679.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Calvin's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Calvin.
Decade by decade
Babies named Calvin in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 101 | 13,803 | – |
| 1930s | 107 | 14,177 | #127 |
| 1940s | 97 | 19,242 | #124 |
| 1950s | 186 | 30,555 | #110 |
| 1960s | 214 | 21,889 | #153 |
| 1970s | 169 | 13,809 | #178 |
| 1980s | 154 | 15,785 | #177 |
| 1990s | 34 | 16,865 | #181 |
| 2000s | 17 | 16,111 | #219 |
| 2010s | 20 | 23,085 | #171 |
| 2020–25 | 31 | 15,419 | #132 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
26.3% of babies named Calvin from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Baby Boom years (1946–1964). The full split by generation:
Where Calvin is most popular
The index compares Calvin's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Calvin.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | 2.22× | 5,421 |
| Hawaii | 2.06× | 1,297 |
| Louisiana | 2.06× | 7,458 |
| Arkansas | 1.95× | 4,045 |
| South Carolina | 1.95× | 5,510 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Calvin and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Calvin (this page) | 200,740 | 1924 |
| Kalvin | 6,726 | 2017 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 499 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Calvin's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Calvin.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Calvin (1924).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data