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
- Peak · boys
- 1924 · 4,918 births
- Debut · boys
- 134 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 8 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 221,064since 1880
Calvin over time
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #11,932 | 7 | #132 | 2,710 |
| 2024 | #15,293 | 5 | #140 | 2,577 |
| 2023 | — | #152 | 2,411 | |
| 2022 | #15,306 | 5 | #148 | 2,593 |
| 2021 | #13,464 | 6 | #145 | 2,593 |
| 2020 | #11,090 | 8 | #144 | 2,535 |
| 2019 | — | #145 | 2,647 | |
| 2018 | — | #144 | 2,761 | |
| 2017 | — | #146 | 2,703 | |
| 2016 | #12,876 | 7 | #149 | 2,795 |
| 2015 | — | #171 | 2,439 | |
| 2014 | #14,558 | 6 | #182 | 2,337 |
| 2013 | #13,150 | 7 | #195 | 2,066 |
| 2012 | — | #189 | 1,966 | |
| 2011 | — | #208 | 1,709 | |
| 2010 | — | #215 | 1,662 | |
| 2009 | — | #231 | 1,578 | |
| 2008 | — | #227 | 1,630 | |
| 2007 | — | #229 | 1,618 | |
| 2006 | #13,606 | 7 | #220 | 1,648 |
| 2005 | — | #219 | 1,619 | |
| 2004 | — | #219 | 1,597 | |
| 2003 | — | #223 | 1,566 | |
| 2002 | #15,432 | 5 | #221 | 1,561 |
| 2001 | #15,352 | 5 | #215 | 1,613 |
| 2000 | — | #214 | 1,681 | |
| 1999 | — | #212 | 1,622 | |
| 1998 | — | #203 | 1,639 | |
| 1997 | — | #192 | 1,707 | |
| 1996 | #11,807 | 6 | #183 | 1,759 |
| 1995 | #11,783 | 6 | #181 | 1,720 |
| 1994 | — | #195 | 1,566 | |
| 1993 | — | #185 | 1,746 | |
| 1992 | #10,479 | 7 | #194 | 1,614 |
| 1991 | #10,271 | 7 | #189 | 1,709 |
| 1990 | #9,247 | 8 | #173 | 1,783 |
| 1989 | #5,836 | 14 | #161 | 1,870 |
| 1988 | #5,895 | 13 | #152 | 1,811 |
| 1987 | #4,283 | 19 | #157 | 1,790 |
| 1986 | #4,539 | 17 | #162 | 1,665 |
| 1985 | #4,126 | 19 | #177 | 1,520 |
| 1984 | #4,737 | 15 | #177 | 1,440 |
| 1983 | #4,884 | 14 | #180 | 1,429 |
| 1982 | #4,167 | 18 | #176 | 1,477 |
| 1981 | #5,571 | 12 | #172 | 1,458 |
| 1980 | #5,245 | 13 | #185 | 1,325 |
| 1979 | #3,442 | 23 | #181 | 1,334 |
| 1978 | #4,679 | 14 | #187 | 1,261 |
| 1977 | #3,267 | 23 | #179 | 1,285 |
| 1976 | #3,287 | 21 | #184 | 1,229 |
| 1975 | #4,370 | 14 | #178 | 1,283 |
| 1974 | #4,459 | 13 | #177 | 1,295 |
| 1973 | #4,586 | 12 | #173 | 1,350 |
| 1972 | #3,894 | 15 | #172 | 1,448 |
| 1971 | #3,373 | 19 | #169 | 1,590 |
| 1970 | #3,872 | 15 | #166 | 1,734 |
| 1969 | #3,199 | 18 | #163 | 1,707 |
| 1968 | #2,538 | 24 | #156 | 1,757 |
| 1967 | #2,781 | 20 | #154 | 1,782 |
| 1966 | #3,400 | 14 | #159 | 1,760 |
| 1965 | #2,744 | 20 | #153 | 2,045 |
| 1964 | #2,195 | 30 | #145 | 2,251 |
| 1963 | #2,489 | 24 | #140 | 2,407 |
| 1962 | #3,033 | 17 | #144 | 2,404 |
| 1961 | #2,839 | 19 | #127 | 2,867 |
| 1960 | #2,196 | 28 | #129 | 2,909 |
| 1959 | #2,980 | 16 | #125 | 3,033 |
| 1958 | #2,025 | 30 | #123 | 3,119 |
| 1957 | #2,276 | 24 | #114 | 3,395 |
| 1956 | #2,622 | 19 | #109 | 3,346 |
| 1955 | #2,839 | 16 | #110 | 3,149 |
| 1954 | #2,378 | 21 | #117 | 3,006 |
| 1953 | #2,516 | 18 | #111 | 2,951 |
| 1952 | #2,921 | 14 | #108 | 2,971 |
| 1951 | #2,577 | 16 | #106 | 2,843 |
| 1950 | #3,052 | 12 | #105 | 2,742 |
| 1949 | #2,999 | 12 | #112 | 2,567 |
| 1948 | #3,137 | 11 | #117 | 2,399 |
| 1947 | #3,448 | 10 | #120 | 2,433 |
| 1946 | #3,665 | 8 | #128 | 1,975 |
| 1945 | #2,742 | 11 | #124 | 1,797 |
| 1944 | #2,946 | 10 | #124 | 1,751 |
| 1943 | #3,801 | 7 | #126 | 1,760 |
| 1942 | #4,124 | 6 | #136 | 1,578 |
| 1941 | #2,397 | 13 | #133 | 1,511 |
| 1940 | #2,963 | 9 | #127 | 1,471 |
| 1939 | #2,300 | 13 | #126 | 1,394 |
| 1938 | #2,447 | 12 | #122 | 1,454 |
| 1937 | #2,570 | 11 | #125 | 1,333 |
| 1936 | #2,521 | 11 | #124 | 1,352 |
| 1935 | #3,431 | 7 | #127 | 1,321 |
| 1934 | #4,286 | 5 | #128 | 1,319 |
| 1933 | #2,540 | 11 | #112 | 1,489 |
| 1932 | #2,644 | 11 | #119 | 1,454 |
| 1931 | #2,427 | 12 | #119 | 1,443 |
| 1930 | #2,306 | 14 | #111 | 1,618 |
| 1929 | #1,953 | 18 | #109 | 1,665 |
| 1928 | #2,023 | 18 | #94 | 2,128 |
| 1927 | #1,828 | 22 | #73 | 2,694 |
| 1926 | #1,772 | 23 | #65 | 3,014 |
| 1925 | #1,946 | 20 | #47 | 4,302 |
| 1924 | #1,872 | 22 | #44 | 4,918 |
| 1923 | #3,125 | 10 | #82 | 2,408 |
| 1922 | #3,152 | 10 | #128 | 1,282 |
| 1921 | #2,941 | 11 | #131 | 1,276 |
| 1920 | #3,340 | 9 | #139 | 1,098 |
| 1919 | #4,251 | 6 | #162 | 834 |
| 1918 | #3,512 | 8 | #158 | 874 |
| 1917 | — | #160 | 785 | |
| 1916 | #4,417 | 5 | #157 | 766 |
| 1915 | #3,434 | 7 | #166 | 694 |
| 1914 | #3,618 | 5 | #168 | 531 |
| 1913 | — | #160 | 440 | |
| 1912 | — | #157 | 375 | |
| 1911 | — | #157 | 213 | |
| 1910 | — | #153 | 201 | |
| 1909 | — | #146 | 176 | |
| 1908 | — | #169 | 135 | |
| 1907 | — | #161 | 136 | |
| 1906 | — | #160 | 123 | |
| 1905 | — | #148 | 141 | |
| 1904 | — | #160 | 118 | |
| 1903 | — | #163 | 106 | |
| 1902 | — | #143 | 130 | |
| 1901 | — | #157 | 98 | |
| 1900 | — | #163 | 128 | |
| 1899 | — | #143 | 108 | |
| 1898 | — | #143 | 121 | |
| 1897 | — | #151 | 103 | |
| 1896 | — | #163 | 98 | |
| 1895 | — | #130 | 130 | |
| 1894 | — | #162 | 95 | |
| 1893 | — | #145 | 103 | |
| 1892 | — | #131 | 124 | |
| 1891 | — | #132 | 104 | |
| 1890 | — | #124 | 116 | |
| 1889 | — | #134 | 107 | |
| 1888 | — | #127 | 123 | |
| 1887 | — | #111 | 122 | |
| 1886 | — | #125 | 109 | |
| 1885 | — | #114 | 119 | |
| 1884 | — | #109 | 139 | |
| 1883 | — | #107 | 122 | |
| 1882 | — | #117 | 123 | |
| 1881 | — | #94 | 138 | |
| 1880 | — | #100 | 134 | |
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 1959
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Mississippi#46 · 1 in 188
- Georgia#58 · 1 in 252
- Louisiana#60 · 1 in 246
- Virginia#66 · 1 in 304
- Arkansas#67 · 1 in 301
Best ever in a state: #16 in Oklahoma, 1924.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | #46 | 147 | 1 in 188 |
| Georgia | #58 | 190 | 1 in 252 |
| Louisiana | #60 | 173 | 1 in 246 |
| Virginia | #66 | 142 | 1 in 304 |
| Arkansas | #67 | 65 | 1 in 301 |
| South Carolina | #68 | 100 | 1 in 286 |
| Alabama | #75 | 114 | 1 in 337 |
| District of Columbia | #76 | 40 | 1 in 372 |
| North Carolina | #81 | 149 | 1 in 353 |
| Hawaii | #84 | 23 | 1 in 311 |
| South Dakota | #84 | 20 | 1 in 406 |
| Tennessee | #86 | 95 | 1 in 420 |
| Delaware | #90 | 11 | 1 in 472 |
| Florida | #94 | 124 | 1 in 433 |
| Maine | #95 | 18 | 1 in 591 |
| Maryland | #102 | 63 | 1 in 521 |
| Nevada | #106 | 6 | 1 in 456 |
| Michigan | #118 | 126 | 1 in 766 |
| North Dakota | #118 | 13 | 1 in 582 |
| Kentucky | #120 | 51 | 1 in 709 |
| Kansas | #121 | 38 | 1 in 626 |
| Nebraska | #123 | 22 | 1 in 734 |
| Wisconsin | #129 | 43 | 1 in 1,106 |
| West Virginia | #131 | 26 | 1 in 772 |
| Oklahoma | #132 | 35 | 1 in 686 |
| Wyoming | #133 | 5 | 1 in 665 |
| Iowa | #134 | 33 | 1 in 940 |
| Montana | #135 | 12 | 1 in 651 |
| Oregon | #139 | 22 | 1 in 779 |
| Missouri | #140 | 61 | 1 in 807 |
| Pennsylvania | #143 | 100 | 1 in 1,217 |
| Colorado | #145 | 29 | 1 in 735 |
| Texas | #145 | 174 | 1 in 708 |
| Ohio | #147 | 113 | 1 in 1,003 |
| Rhode Island | #149 | 5 | 1 in 1,778 |
| Arizona | #152 | 24 | 1 in 673 |
| Illinois | #152 | 116 | 1 in 1,003 |
| Indiana | #152 | 53 | 1 in 1,034 |
| New Mexico | #154 | 18 | 1 in 741 |
| New York | #156 | 156 | 1 in 1,160 |
| Utah | #159 | 15 | 1 in 791 |
| Minnesota | #160 | 31 | 1 in 1,364 |
| Idaho | #168 | 9 | 1 in 843 |
| Washington | #170 | 29 | 1 in 1,085 |
| New Jersey | #172 | 39 | 1 in 1,572 |
| California | #201 | 129 | 1 in 1,393 |
| Massachusetts | #223 | 14 | 1 in 4,030 |
| Connecticut | #247 | 8 | 1 in 3,329 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| 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
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1924 at #44 (4,918 births)
- Births halved by 1928, 4 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 8 yrs · run 1923–1928
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- Highest: 1 in 230 boys born in 1924 were named Calvin (0.43%)
- Latest: 1 in 630 boys born in 2025 (0.16%)
- 13.8% of all boys named Calvin (30,555) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,236 | #94 (1881) | #114 |
| 1890s | 1,102 | #124 (1890) | #142 |
| 1900s | 1,291 | #143 (1902) | #157 |
| 1910s | 5,713 | #153 (1910) | #160 |
| 1920s | 24,785 | #44 (1924) | #91 |
| 1930s | 14,177 | #111 (1930) | #121 |
| 1940s | 19,242 | #112 (1949) | #125 |
| 1950s | 30,555 | #105 (1950) | #113 |
| 1960s | 21,889 | #127 (1961) | #147 |
| 1970s | 13,809 | #166 (1970) | #177 |
| 1980s | 15,785 | #152 (1988) | #170 |
| 1990s | 16,865 | #173 (1990) | #191 |
| 2000s | 16,111 | #214 (2000) | #222 |
| 2010s | 23,085 | #144 (2018) | #174 |
| 2020s | 15,419 | #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 1959
Top girls' names in 1959
Top boys' names in 1959
More about 1959
girls
2,023,462 girls got a published name in 1959; 1 in 126,466 of them was named Calvin, which outranked 58.6% of the 7,202 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #2,869Wylene17
- #2,869Yulanda17
- #2,869Zana17
- #2,980Calvin16
- #2,980Adonna16
- #2,980Ailene16
- #2,980Alise16
- #3,104Aleida15
- #3,104Alfreida15
- #3,104Alyse15
Tied with 123 names at #2,980; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
2,134,518 boys got a published name in 1959; 1 in 704 of them was named Calvin, which outranked 97.3% of the 4,572 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 29.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.