Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Calvin

Gender

Male

Origin

French
Bald
Latin

Syllables

2

Themes

  • Exotic
  • Presidential
  • Surname

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Calvin

Pronunciation

c(a)-lvin, cal-vin

Famous People

President Calvin Coolidge, Baseball player Cal Ripken, Jr., Designer Calvin Klein, Swiss religious reformer John Calvin

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1924 (rank #44, 4,919 births); most recent 2025 (rank #132, 2,710 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1964 (rank #2195, 30 births); most recent 2025 (rank #11932, 7 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
20252,7107
20242,5685
20232,410–
20222,5925
20212,5916
20202,5358
20192,647–
20182,760–
20172,703–
20162,7947

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 1998 (rank #204, 159 births); most recent 2025 (rank #773, 43 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoys
202543
202439
202339
202247
202157
202078
201965
201873
201794
201695

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Boys: peak in 2007 (rank #289, 219 births); most recent 2023 (rank #1271, 26 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoys
202326
202244
202155
202061
201990
2018108
2017137
2016141
2015160
2014174

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2010 (rank #135, 57 births); most recent 2025 (rank #210, 22 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearBoys
202522
202422
202315
202229
202128
202035
201945
201837
201754
201636

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Boys: peak in 2016 (rank #82, 82 births); most recent 2025 (rank #190, 22 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearBoys
202522
202422
202339
202249
202144
202037
201950
201857
201763
201682

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 1998 (rank #99, 23 births); most recent 2025 (rank #314, 5 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearBoys
20255
20246
2023–
20227
20216
20207
20196
20187
20178
201611

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Boys: peak in 1994 (rank #85, 54 births); most recent 2023 (rank #291, 11 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearBoys
202311
202216
202113
202015
201922
201821
201725
201625
201530
201414

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence