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Calvin

Latin
"bald, hairless"
Grace Royal
By Grace Royal
Updated Tue Sep 30 2025

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.

# 140 in the US

Calvin Rank in US Top 1000

# 81 on Nameberry

Calvin Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Popularity of the name Calvin

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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

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