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#100rank188019001920194019601980200020201967peak #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 1967

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #98 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 378 boysAKMaine: #175 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,354 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Calvin, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Calvin, so not publishedNHWashington: #230 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,966 boysWAIdaho: #174 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 890 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Calvin, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Calvin, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Calvin, so not publishedMNIllinois: #146 for boys · 103 births · 1 in 899 boysILWisconsin: #207 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 2,263 boysWIMichigan: #158 for boys · 68 births · 1 in 1,144 boysMINew York: #219 for boys · 80 births · 1 in 1,882 boysNYMassachusetts: #225 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 3,623 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Calvin, so not publishedRIOregon: #295 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,957 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Calvin, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Calvin, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #145 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 788 boysSDIowa: #229 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,267 boysIAIndiana: #202 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,730 boysINOhio: #195 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 1,835 boysOHPennsylvania: #210 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 2,363 boysPANew Jersey: #192 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 1,635 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Calvin, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #253 for boys · 85 births · 1 in 1,951 boysCAUtah: #235 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,732 boysUTColorado: #215 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,581 boysCONebraska: #191 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,590 boysNEMissouri: #142 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 851 boysMOKentucky: #165 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,127 boysKYWest Virginia: #161 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,228 boysWVVirginia: #68 for boys · 96 births · 1 in 378 boysVAMaryland: #120 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 703 boysMDDelaware: #99 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 597 boysDEArizona: #211 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,202 boysAZNew Mexico: #116 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 475 boysNMKansas: #141 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 815 boysKSArkansas: #79 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 358 boysARTennessee: #118 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 682 boysTNNorth Carolina: #80 for boys · 102 births · 1 in 422 boysNCSouth Carolina: #79 for boys · 67 births · 1 in 338 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #97 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 490 boysDCOklahoma: #139 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 746 boysOKLouisiana: #68 for boys · 106 births · 1 in 326 boysLAMississippi: #53 for boys · 93 births · 1 in 221 boysMSAlabama: #90 for boys · 73 births · 1 in 402 boysALGeorgia: #64 for boys · 134 births · 1 in 305 boysGAHawaii: #102 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 402 boysHITexas: #197 for boys · 98 births · 1 in 1,021 boysTXFlorida: #127 for boys · 73 births · 1 in 638 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Mississippi#53 · 1 in 221
  2. Georgia#64 · 1 in 305
  3. Louisiana#68 · 1 in 326
  4. Virginia#68 · 1 in 378
  5. South Carolina#79 · 1 in 338

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Mississippi#53931 in 221
Georgia#641341 in 305
Louisiana#681061 in 326
Virginia#68961 in 378
Arkansas#79421 in 358
South Carolina#79671 in 338
North Carolina#801021 in 422
Alabama#90731 in 402
District of Columbia#97251 in 490
Alaska#9871 in 378
Delaware#9971 in 597
Hawaii#102151 in 402
New Mexico#116191 in 475
Tennessee#118481 in 682
Maryland#120411 in 703
Florida#127731 in 638
Oklahoma#139241 in 746
Kansas#141191 in 815
Missouri#142431 in 851
South Dakota#14561 in 788
Illinois#1461031 in 899
Michigan#158681 in 1,144
West Virginia#161111 in 1,228
Kentucky#165241 in 1,127
Idaho#17461 in 890
Maine#17561 in 1,354
Nebraska#19171 in 1,590
New Jersey#192331 in 1,635
Ohio#195491 in 1,835
Texas#197981 in 1,021
Indiana#202261 in 1,730
Wisconsin#207161 in 2,263
Pennsylvania#210391 in 2,363
Arizona#211121 in 1,202
Colorado#215111 in 1,581
New York#219801 in 1,882
Massachusetts#225131 in 3,623
Iowa#229101 in 2,267
Washington#230131 in 1,966
Utah#23561 in 1,732
California#253851 in 1,951
Oregon#29551 in 2,957
Connecticut———
Minnesota———
Montana———
Nevada———
New Hampshire———
North Dakota———
Rhode Island———
Vermont———
Wyoming———

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 1967

girls
#2,781
20 births · 1 in 82,551 girls
boys
#154
1,782 births · 1 in 979 boys

Top girls' names in 1967

  1. #1Lisa52,437
  2. #2Kimberly33,097
  3. #3Michelle30,827
  4. #4Mary25,316
  5. #5Susan22,262
  6. #6Karen21,537
  7. #7Angela19,555
  8. #8Tammy18,652
  9. #9Melissa18,377
  10. #10Jennifer18,236
  11. #2,781Calvin20

Top boys' names in 1967

  1. #1Michael82,411
  2. #2David66,806
  3. #3James61,683
  4. #4John61,600
  5. #5Robert56,369
  6. #6William37,615
  7. #7Mark34,910
  8. #8Richard33,585
  9. #9Christopher29,413
  10. #10Brian28,646
  11. #154Calvin1,782
More about 1967

girls

1,651,025 girls got a published name in 1967; 1 in 82,551 of them was named Calvin, which outranked 64.6% of the 7,852 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Calvin
  1. #2,706Virna21
  2. #2,706Wynona21
  3. #2,706Zaida21
  4. #2,781Calvin20
  5. #2,781Adella20
  6. #2,781Anamaria20
  7. #2,781Augusta20
  8. #2,868Aaron19
  9. #2,868Adelia19
  10. #2,868Adena19

Tied with 86 names at #2,781; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1966
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,873Anissa#2,519 → #646
  2. ↑ 1,660Buffy#2,453 → #793
  3. ↑ 1,522Nichelle#2,022 → #500
  4. ↑ 893Josette#1,621 → #728
  5. ↑ 862Lissette#1,600 → #738
Fallers
  1. ↓ 792Tatia#668 → #1,460
  2. ↓ 531Inger#929 → #1,460
  3. ↓ 400Sonji#639 → #1,039
  4. ↓ 389Sunday#983 → #1,372
  5. ↓ 325Cinda#944 → #1,269

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

boys

1,743,811 boys got a published name in 1967; 1 in 979 of them was named Calvin, which outranked 96.6% of the 4,551 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Calvin
  1. #151Jim1,806
  2. #152Lance1,803
  3. #153Jerome1,797
  4. #154Calvin1,782
  5. #155Brad1,771
  6. #156Luis1,740
  7. #157Glen1,710
Biggest movers since 1966
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,048Alfie#1,963 → #915
  2. ↑ 548Waylon#1,540 → #992
  3. ↑ 519Ariel#1,450 → #931
  4. ↑ 430Brendon#1,345 → #915
  5. ↑ 416Terrill#1,259 → #843
Fallers
  1. ↓ 443German#968 → #1,411
  2. ↓ 396Darry#916 → #1,312
  3. ↓ 346Regan#835 → #1,181
  4. ↓ 337Caleb#916 → #1,253
  5. ↓ 317Winfred#785 → #1,102

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

See the top 100 for 1967 →