NameTides

Calvin

Calvin was the #132 boys' name in the US in 2025 (2,710 babies), and #771 in England & Wales and #245 in Canada.

Calvin as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Calvin as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.01.252.53.75518801900192019401960198020002020USScotlandIrelandCanadaNorthern IrelandEngland & Wales
Calvin as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.01.252.53.7551880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#132 (2,710)#771 (43)#190 (22)#314 (5)#211 (22)#245 (138)
2024#140 (2,577)#826 (39)#191 (22)#278 (6)#214 (22)#233 (143)
2023#152 (2,411)#827 (39)#126 (39)—#288 (15)#252 (127)
2022#148 (2,593)#714 (47)#114 (49)#264 (7)#178 (29)#240 (137)
2021#145 (2,593)#641 (57)#124 (44)#295 (6)#186 (28)#252 (136)
2020#144 (2,535)#492 (78)#143 (37)#252 (7)#158 (35)#225 (154)
2019#145 (2,647)#575 (65)#116 (50)#274 (6)#133 (45)#209 (177)
2018#144 (2,761)#534 (73)#106 (57)#255 (7)#159 (37)#221 (165)
2017#146 (2,703)#448 (94)#94 (63)#229 (8)#117 (54)#227 (160)
2016#149 (2,795)#439 (95)#82 (82)#195 (11)#166 (36)#209 (175)
2015#171 (2,439)#416 (99)#99 (66)#159 (16)#127 (52)#230 (157)
2014#182 (2,337)#419 (97)#94 (75)#157 (17)#157 (42)#257 (136)
2013#195 (2,066)#447 (89)#92 (70)#398 (3)#176 (37)#260 (129)
2012#189 (1,966)#415 (96)#94 (73)#167 (15)#202 (29)#284 (114)
2011#208 (1,709)#431 (91)#112 (58)#183 (13)#170 (40)#282 (111)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1924 at #44.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.

How common is it?

about 1 in 630 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet about 2. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 630common
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 6,300uncommon
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 890common
Northern IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 1,700uncommon
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 1,100uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 1,200uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Calvin is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 640 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 590 to 1 in 700.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Calvin by state, 2025Alaska: #143AKMaine: #54MEWisconsin: #70WIVermont: #37VTNew Hampshire: #52NHWashington: #74WAIdaho: #71IDMontana: #66MTNorth Dakota: #120NDMinnesota: #32MNIllinois: #130ILMichigan: #80MINew York: #221NYMassachusetts: #76MAOregon: #87ORNevada: #123NVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: #192SDIowa: #76IAIndiana: #74INOhio: #73OHPennsylvania: #124PANew Jersey: #219NJConnecticut: #109CTRhode Island: #155RICalifornia: #193CAUtah: #35UTColorado: #65CONebraska: #82NEMissouri: #97MOKentucky: #129KYWest Virginia: #254WVVirginia: #129VAMaryland: #124MDDelaware: #142DEArizona: #162AZNew Mexico: #179NMKansas: #82KSArkansas: #165ARTennessee: #161TNNorth Carolina: #163NCSouth Carolina: #201SCDistrict of Columbia: #74DCOklahoma: #130OKLouisiana: #253LAMississippi: #259MSAlabama: #250ALGeorgia: #204GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #244TXFlorida: #212FL
Calvin (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#19470
Quebec2025#5707

Calvin (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
CalvinCanadaBoys#245138
CalvinEngland & WalesBoys#77143
CalvinIrelandBoys#21122
CalvinNorthern IrelandBoys#3145
CalvinScotlandBoys#19022
CalvinUSGirls#11,9327
CalvinUSBoys#1322,710