EveryBabyNames

Calvin

4 countries#132 in United States, 2025
US
#132
in United States, 2025
FR
#944
in France, 2022
SCOT
#190
in Scotland, 2025
NI
#314
in Northern Ireland, 2025
Total births recorded
228,731
Peak year (United States)
1924
Peak-year count
4,940
First recorded
1880

Popularity across 4 countries

Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Calvin was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020
United StatesFranceScotlandNorthern Ireland

Country by country

United States

222,287 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #132 · peaked in 1924 with 4,940 births

Most common in: California, Texas, Georgia, New York, North Carolina

Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data

France

4,414 births recorded 1947–2022 · currently #944 · peaked in 2007 with 219 births

Most common in: Nord, Rhône, Seine-et-Marne, Paris, Essonne

Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data

Scotland

1,694 births recorded 1983–2025 · currently #190 · peaked in 2016 with 82 births

Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data

Northern Ireland

336 births recorded 1997–2025 · currently #314 · peaked in 1998 with 23 births

Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data

United States rank history

Calvin’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.

YearRankvs. prior yr
2006#220
2007#229↓9
2008#227↑2
2009#231↓4
2010#215↑16
2011#208↑7
2012#189↑19
2013#195↓6
2014#182↑13
2015#171↑11
2016#149↑22
2017#146↑3
2018#144↑2
2019#145↓1
2020#144↑1
2021#145↓1
2022#148↓3
2023#152↓4
2024#140↑12
2025#132↑8

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