Calvin

Where Calvin comes from

Latinization of Norman-Picard Cauvin, a nickname for a chauve (“bald”) person.
— Wiktionary's entry for Calvin
  • 2 syllables
Along the way
  1. 1872
    Calvin Coolidge born
    president of the United States from 1923 to 1929
  2. 1880
    First SSA year
    Already #100 among boys — 134 babies in the first year on record.
  3. 1924
    Peak, #44
    4,918 babies named Calvin — more than any year before or since.
  4. 1928
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #94.
  5. 1942
    Calvin Klein born
    American fashion designer
In the dictionary
  • A male given name transferred from the surname.
Namesakes
  • Calvin Coolidge · president of the United States from 1923 to 1929, 1872–1933
  • Calvin Klein · American fashion designer, born 1942
  • Calvin Jong-a-Pin · Dutch association football player, born 1986

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.