Calvin

Latin

"bald, hairless"

Calvin Origin and Meaning

The name Calvin is a boy's name of Latin origin meaning "bald, hairless".

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.

Calvin Rank in US Top 1000

# 140 in the US

Calvin Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 94 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Calvin

• 140 US 2024
• 94 Nameberry 2025
• 131 Future 2028
• 829 England 2023
• 193 Scotland 2024
• 83 Cats 2021

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Famous People Named Calvin

• (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

The name 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"

International Variations of the name Calvin

• Calvino Italian