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Calvin name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Calvin ranks #132 in male records (2,710 reported) and #12,161 in female records (7 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Data updated

Key facts

2025 female rank and count
#12,161 · 7 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (female)
Count increased by 2 female records (5 to 7); rank moved from #15,729 to #12,161.
5-year change, since 2021 (female)
Count increased by 1 female records (6 to 7); rank moved from #13,808 to #12,161.
2025 male rank and count
#132 · 2,710 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (male)
Count increased by 133 male records (2,577 to 2,710); rank moved from #140 to #132.
5-year change, since 2021 (male)
Count increased by 117 male records (2,593 to 2,710); rank moved from #145 to #132.
Peak year in available data
2016: 2,795 male records, the highest published count in 2016–2025.

Is Calvin becoming more popular?

Calvin's reported male count increased by 133 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #140 to #132. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

Calvin in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for CalvinFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.2,7950201620252016: 7 female records2020: 8 female records2021: 6 female records2022: 5 female records2024: 5 female records2025: 7 female records2016: 2,795 male records2017: 2,703 male records2018: 2,761 male records2019: 2,647 male records2020: 2,535 male records2021: 2,593 male records2022: 2,593 male records2023: 2,411 male records2024: 2,577 male records2025: 2,710 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
2025712,1612,710132
2024515,7292,577140
2023——2,411152
2022515,7512,593148
2021613,8082,593145
2020811,2842,535144
2019——2,647145
2018——2,761144
2017——2,703146
2016713,1632,795149

Questions about Calvin’s popularity

How common is Calvin in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Calvin ranks #132 in male records (2,710 reported) and #12,161 in female records (7 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Calvin?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Calvin only.

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