Calvin
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About Calvin
Calvin is a slightly quirky but cozy name that has a fashion edge thanks to Calvin Klein. It has been steadily on the popularity list since records were kept, never lower than Number 250, peaking in the 1920s, the era of the Calvin (originally John Calvin ) Coolidge presidency.
The name came into use as a first name in honor of John Calvin--born Jehan Cauvin-- the seventeenth century French Protestant reformer whose strict doctrines became the basis of Calvinism, and the name was taken up as a tribute to him.
Other associations include the above-mentioned Calvin Klein (and his famous 'Calvins' ads), humorous writer Calvin Trillin, the comic strip "Calvin & Hobbes" --and it's also the birth name of Snoop Dog. Calvin O'Keefe is one of the main characters in Madeleine L'Engle's A Wrinkle in Time.
Pronounced KAL-vin.
As of October 2026, Calvin ranked #132 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #44 in 1924, Nameberry popularity #120.
Editor's take: The name Calvin is a boy's name of Latin origin meaning "bald, hairless".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #182 | 2,336 | 1,216.1 |
| 2015 | #171 | 2,439 | 1,272.5 |
| 2016 | #149 | 2,794 | 1,472.3 |
| 2017 | #146 | 2,703 | 1,460.3 |
| 2018 | #144 | 2,760 | 1,519.7 |
| 2019 | #145 | 2,647 | 1,475.3 |
| 2020 | #143 | 2,535 | 1,468.6 |
| 2021 | #145 | 2,591 | 1,481 |
| 2022 | #148 | 2,592 | 1,484.5 |
| 2023 | #152 | 2,410 | 1,408.9 |
| 2024 | #140 | 2,568 | 1,490.5 |
| 2025 | #132 | 2,710 | 1,586.6 |
World rankings
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Calvin on lists
Famous Calvins
- (John) Calvin Coolidge
30th U.S. president
- Calvin Richard Klein
American fashion designer
- Calvin "Snoop Dogg" Broadus
American Rapper
- Calvin Johnson
American football player
- Calvin Edwin "Cal" Ripken
American baseball player
- Calvin Alan Byrd aka 40 Cal
American rapper
- Calvin Cordozar Broadus aka Snoop Dogg
American rapper
- Calvin Harris (born Adam Richard Wiles)
Scottish DJ
- John Calvin
reformer
- Calvin Mahan
youngest son of Brooke Mahan, co,host on YouTube channel "whatsupmoms"
- Calvin Lee Vail aka Leafyishere
American YouTuber
- Calvin Eugene Thile (b. 2015)
son of American actress Claire Coffee
- Calvin Scott Mecham (b. 2015)
son of American family vloggers Ellie & Jared
- Calvin Jaeger (b. 2016)
son of actors Sam and Amber Jaeger
Calvin in pop culture
- "Calvin and Hobbes
" comic strip by Bill Watterson
- Calvin O'Keefe
main character in "A Wrinkle in Time" by Madeleine L'Engle
- Calvin Weir
Fields, character in the movie "Ruby Sparks"
- Calvin Fuller
character in movie "A Kid in King Arthur's Court"
- Calvin Dobbs
character on TV's "227"
- Calvin Candie
main antagonist from 2012 movie "Django Unchained"
- Calvin
Vanessa's father on "My Wife and Kids"
- Calvin
alien antagonist in 2017 film "Life"
- Calvin Fischoeder
side character in the show "Bob's Burgers"
Variations & nicknames
- CalvinoItalian