Calvin

#11,932 for girls in 2025, 7 births · #132 for boys in 2025, 2,710 births
Given to boys 99.4% of the time

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Peak · boys
1924 · 4,918 births
Debut · boys
134 births
In top 100 · boys
8 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
221,064
since 1880

Calvin over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100rank188019001920194019601980200020201958peak #44, 1924boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#11,9327#1322,710
2024#15,2935#1402,577
2023—#1522,411
2022#15,3065#1482,593
2021#13,4646#1452,593
2020#11,0908#1442,535
2019—#1452,647
2018—#1442,761
2017—#1462,703
2016#12,8767#1492,795
2015—#1712,439
2014#14,5586#1822,337
2013#13,1507#1952,066
2012—#1891,966
2011—#2081,709
2010—#2151,662
2009—#2311,578
2008—#2271,630
2007—#2291,618
2006#13,6067#2201,648
2005—#2191,619
2004—#2191,597
2003—#2231,566
2002#15,4325#2211,561
2001#15,3525#2151,613
2000—#2141,681
1999—#2121,622
1998—#2031,639
1997—#1921,707
1996#11,8076#1831,759
1995#11,7836#1811,720
1994—#1951,566
1993—#1851,746
1992#10,4797#1941,614
1991#10,2717#1891,709
1990#9,2478#1731,783
1989#5,83614#1611,870
1988#5,89513#1521,811
1987#4,28319#1571,790
1986#4,53917#1621,665
1985#4,12619#1771,520
1984#4,73715#1771,440
1983#4,88414#1801,429
1982#4,16718#1761,477
1981#5,57112#1721,458
1980#5,24513#1851,325
1979#3,44223#1811,334
1978#4,67914#1871,261
1977#3,26723#1791,285
1976#3,28721#1841,229
1975#4,37014#1781,283
1974#4,45913#1771,295
1973#4,58612#1731,350
1972#3,89415#1721,448
1971#3,37319#1691,590
1970#3,87215#1661,734
1969#3,19918#1631,707
1968#2,53824#1561,757
1967#2,78120#1541,782
1966#3,40014#1591,760
1965#2,74420#1532,045
1964#2,19530#1452,251
1963#2,48924#1402,407
1962#3,03317#1442,404
1961#2,83919#1272,867
1960#2,19628#1292,909
1959#2,98016#1253,033
1958#2,02530#1233,119
1957#2,27624#1143,395
1956#2,62219#1093,346
1955#2,83916#1103,149
1954#2,37821#1173,006
1953#2,51618#1112,951
1952#2,92114#1082,971
1951#2,57716#1062,843
1950#3,05212#1052,742
1949#2,99912#1122,567
1948#3,13711#1172,399
1947#3,44810#1202,433
1946#3,6658#1281,975
1945#2,74211#1241,797
1944#2,94610#1241,751
1943#3,8017#1261,760
1942#4,1246#1361,578
1941#2,39713#1331,511
1940#2,9639#1271,471
1939#2,30013#1261,394
1938#2,44712#1221,454
1937#2,57011#1251,333
1936#2,52111#1241,352
1935#3,4317#1271,321
1934#4,2865#1281,319
1933#2,54011#1121,489
1932#2,64411#1191,454
1931#2,42712#1191,443
1930#2,30614#1111,618
1929#1,95318#1091,665
1928#2,02318#942,128
1927#1,82822#732,694
1926#1,77223#653,014
1925#1,94620#474,302
1924#1,87222#444,918
1923#3,12510#822,408
1922#3,15210#1281,282
1921#2,94111#1311,276
1920#3,3409#1391,098
1919#4,2516#162834
1918#3,5128#158874
1917—#160785
1916#4,4175#157766
1915#3,4347#166694
1914#3,6185#168531
1913—#160440
1912—#157375
1911—#157213
1910—#153201
1909—#146176
1908—#169135
1907—#161136
1906—#160123
1905—#148141
1904—#160118
1903—#163106
1902—#143130
1901—#15798
1900—#163128
1899—#143108
1898—#143121
1897—#151103
1896—#16398
1895—#130130
1894—#16295
1893—#145103
1892—#131124
1891—#132104
1890—#124116
1889—#134107
1888—#127123
1887—#111122
1886—#125109
1885—#114119
1884—#109139
1883—#107122
1882—#117123
1881—#94138
1880—#100134
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Calvin was already there! It came in at #100, and was given to 134 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1880–1908, when fewer than 150 boys a year got the name.

Where Calvin is popular in 1958

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #134 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 630 boysAKMaine: #118 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 767 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Calvin, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Calvin, so not publishedNHWashington: #157 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 985 boysWAIdaho: #102 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 433 boysIDMontana: #97 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 426 boysMTNorth Dakota: #108 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 531 boysNDMinnesota: #195 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 2,152 boysMNIllinois: #144 for boys · 126 births · 1 in 904 boysILWisconsin: #159 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 1,608 boysWIMichigan: #117 for boys · 143 births · 1 in 691 boysMINew York: #167 for boys · 143 births · 1 in 1,264 boysNYMassachusetts: #240 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 5,207 boysMARhode Island: #142 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,776 boysRIOregon: #161 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 992 boysORNevada: #74 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 291 boysNVWyoming: #125 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 546 boysWYSouth Dakota: #100 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 516 boysSDIowa: #125 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 869 boysIAIndiana: #157 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 1,095 boysINOhio: #179 for boys · 81 births · 1 in 1,413 boysOHPennsylvania: #156 for boys · 85 births · 1 in 1,450 boysPANew Jersey: #173 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 1,604 boysNJConnecticut: #161 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,657 boysCTCalifornia: #175 for boys · 160 births · 1 in 1,092 boysCAUtah: #111 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 509 boysUTColorado: #159 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 945 boysCONebraska: #122 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 715 boysNEMissouri: #124 for boys · 66 births · 1 in 736 boysMOKentucky: #143 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 921 boysKYWest Virginia: #128 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 741 boysWVVirginia: #54 for boys · 166 births · 1 in 262 boysVAMaryland: #108 for boys · 57 births · 1 in 563 boysMDDelaware: #115 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 647 boysDEArizona: #125 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 550 boysAZNew Mexico: #149 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 675 boysNMKansas: #133 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 689 boysKSArkansas: #50 for boys · 89 births · 1 in 222 boysARTennessee: #80 for boys · 101 births · 1 in 398 boysTNNorth Carolina: #74 for boys · 153 births · 1 in 343 boysNCSouth Carolina: #63 for boys · 109 births · 1 in 266 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #104 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 515 boysDCOklahoma: #123 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 639 boysOKLouisiana: #54 for boys · 181 births · 1 in 236 boysLAMississippi: #43 for boys · 139 births · 1 in 194 boysMSAlabama: #71 for boys · 114 births · 1 in 335 boysALGeorgia: #48 for boys · 226 births · 1 in 214 boysGAHawaii: #138 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 512 boysHITexas: #138 for boys · 191 births · 1 in 642 boysTXFlorida: #88 for boys · 128 births · 1 in 404 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Mississippi#43 · 1 in 194
  2. Georgia#48 · 1 in 214
  3. Arkansas#50 · 1 in 222
  4. Louisiana#54 · 1 in 236
  5. Virginia#54 · 1 in 262

Best ever in a state: #16 in Oklahoma, 1924.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Mississippi#431391 in 194
Georgia#482261 in 214
Arkansas#50891 in 222
Louisiana#541811 in 236
Virginia#541661 in 262
South Carolina#631091 in 266
Alabama#711141 in 335
Nevada#7491 in 291
North Carolina#741531 in 343
Tennessee#801011 in 398
Florida#881281 in 404
Montana#97181 in 426
South Dakota#100151 in 516
Idaho#102171 in 433
District of Columbia#104291 in 515
Maryland#108571 in 563
North Dakota#108141 in 531
Utah#111231 in 509
Delaware#11581 in 647
Michigan#1171431 in 691
Maine#118141 in 767
Nebraska#122221 in 715
Oklahoma#123371 in 639
Missouri#124661 in 736
Arizona#125281 in 550
Iowa#125351 in 869
Wyoming#12561 in 546
West Virginia#128291 in 741
Kansas#133341 in 689
Alaska#13451 in 630
Hawaii#138141 in 512
Texas#1381911 in 642
Rhode Island#14251 in 1,776
Kentucky#143391 in 921
Illinois#1441261 in 904
New Mexico#149191 in 675
Pennsylvania#156851 in 1,450
Indiana#157501 in 1,095
Washington#157321 in 985
Colorado#159221 in 945
Wisconsin#159291 in 1,608
Connecticut#161161 in 1,657
Oregon#161171 in 992
New York#1671431 in 1,264
New Jersey#173381 in 1,604
California#1751601 in 1,092
Ohio#179811 in 1,413
Minnesota#195191 in 2,152
Massachusetts#240111 in 5,207
New Hampshire———
Vermont———

Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Calvin
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 8 spots since 2024 (#140 → #132)
  • 12 spots since 2020 (#144 → #132)
  • 39 spots since 2015 (#171 → #132)
  • Biggest jump: 46 spots in 1923 (#128 → #82)
  • Biggest drop: 33 spots in 1896 (#130 → #163)
Rise & fade · boys
44 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1924 at #44 (4,918 births)
  • Births halved by 1928, 4 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 8 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 8 yrs · run 1923–1928
  • Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 230
  • Highest: 1 in 230 boys born in 1924 were named Calvin (0.43%)
  • Latest: 1 in 630 boys born in 2025 (0.16%)
Era · boys
The 1950s
  • 13.8% of all boys named Calvin (30,555) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s1,236#94 (1881)#114
1890s1,102#124 (1890)#142
1900s1,291#143 (1902)#157
1910s5,713#153 (1910)#160
1920s24,785#44 (1924)#91
1930s14,177#111 (1930)#121
1940s19,242#112 (1949)#125
1950s30,555#105 (1950)#113
1960s21,889#127 (1961)#147
1970s13,809#166 (1970)#177
1980s15,785#152 (1988)#170
1990s16,865#173 (1990)#191
2000s16,111#214 (2000)#222
2010s23,085#144 (2018)#174
2020s15,419#132 (2025)#144

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Calvin in 1958

girls
#2,025
30 births · 1 in 67,054 girls
boys
#123
3,119 births · 1 in 680 boys

Top girls' names in 1958

  1. #1Mary55,848
  2. #2Susan45,175
  3. #3Linda41,904
  4. #4Karen38,487
  5. #5Patricia37,961
  6. #6Debra35,521
  7. #7Deborah32,943
  8. #8Cynthia31,014
  9. #9Barbara27,874
  10. #10Donna26,959
  11. #2,025Calvin30

Top boys' names in 1958

  1. #1Michael90,604
  2. #2David82,681
  3. #3James78,774
  4. #4Robert77,338
  5. #5John76,057
  6. #6William54,254
  7. #7Mark52,698
  8. #8Richard50,007
  9. #9Thomas42,088
  10. #10Steven32,968
  11. #123Calvin3,119
More about 1958

girls

2,011,619 girls got a published name in 1958; 1 in 67,054 of them was named Calvin, which outranked 71.2% of the 7,030 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Calvin
  1. #1,985Tomasa31
  2. #1,985Tressie31
  3. #1,985Venice31
  4. #2,025Calvin30
  5. #2,025Adelita30
  6. #2,025Belia30
  7. #2,025Berna30
  8. #2,073Adelia29
  9. #2,073Alane29
  10. #2,073Alanna29

Tied with 47 names at #2,025; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1957
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,133Brigitte#1,904 → #771
  2. ↑ 760Samantha#1,754 → #994
  3. ↑ 709Selena#1,388 → #679
  4. ↑ 672Tambra#1,588 → #916
  5. ↑ 570Bridgette#1,274 → #704
Fallers
  1. ↓ 312Sarita#970 → #1,282
  2. ↓ 311Beryl#910 → #1,221
  3. ↓ 309Sherree#827 → #1,136
  4. ↓ 275Winnie#965 → #1,240
  5. ↓ 236Jacalyn#975 → #1,211

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

2,122,409 boys got a published name in 1958; 1 in 680 of them was named Calvin, which outranked 97.3% of the 4,502 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Calvin
  1. #120Joel3,224
  2. #121Ray3,188
  3. #122Melvin3,149
  4. #123Calvin3,119
  5. #124Jonathan3,084
  6. #125Norman3,074
  7. #126Dave2,957
Biggest movers since 1957
Risers
  1. ↑ 742Wayde#1,364 → #622
  2. ↑ 568Maverick#1,364 → #796
  3. ↑ 516Darren#897 → #381
  4. ↑ 435Tobin#1,250 → #815
  5. ↑ 406Dion#928 → #522
Fallers
  1. ↓ 388Claud#957 → #1,345
  2. ↓ 349Ritchie#823 → #1,172
  3. ↓ 333Levon#944 → #1,277
  4. ↓ 320Weston#957 → #1,277
  5. ↓ 297Parker#925 → #1,222

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1958 →