Calvin is a familiar boys' name that peaked in 1924 and has grown less common since.
Calvin is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #132 among boys (2,710) and #12,161 among girls (7) — overall #231 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,717 | 2,717 | #12,161 | #132 |
| 2024 | 2,582 | 2,582 | #15,729 | #140 |
| 2023 | 2,411 | 2,411 | — | #152 |
| 2022 | 2,598 | 2,598 | #15,751 | #148 |
| 2021 | 2,599 | 2,599 | #13,808 | #145 |
| 2020 | 2,543 | 2,543 | #11,284 | #144 |
| 2019 | 2,647 | 2,647 | — | #145 |
| 2018 | 2,761 | 2,766 | — | #144 |
| 2017 | 2,703 | 2,703 | — | #146 |
| 2016 | 2,802 | 2,802 | #13,163 | #149 |
| 2015 | 2,439 | 2,439 | — | #171 |
| 2014 | 2,343 | 2,343 | #14,926 | #182 |
| 2013 | 2,073 | 2,073 | #13,443 | #195 |
| 2012 | 1,966 | 1,971 | — | #189 |
| 2011 | 1,709 | 1,709 | — | #208 |
| 2010 | 1,662 | 1,662 | — | #215 |
| 2009 | 1,578 | 1,578 | — | #231 |
| 2008 | 1,630 | 1,630 | — | #227 |
| 2007 | 1,618 | 1,618 | — | #229 |
| 2006 | 1,655 | 1,655 | #13,860 | #220 |
| 2005 | 1,619 | 1,619 | — | #219 |
| 2004 | 1,597 | 1,597 | — | #219 |
| 2003 | 1,566 | 1,566 | — | #223 |
| 2002 | 1,566 | 1,566 | #15,852 | #221 |
| 2001 | 1,618 | 1,618 | #15,774 | #215 |
| 2000 | 1,681 | 1,688 | — | #214 |
| 1999 | 1,622 | 1,628 | — | #212 |
| 1998 | 1,639 | 1,647 | — | #203 |
| 1997 | 1,707 | — | — | #192 |
| 1996 | 1,765 | — | #12,080 | #183 |
| 1995 | 1,726 | — | #12,012 | #181 |
| 1994 | 1,566 | — | — | #195 |
| 1993 | 1,746 | — | — | #185 |
| 1992 | 1,621 | — | #10,646 | #194 |
| 1991 | 1,716 | — | #10,426 | #189 |
| 1990 | 1,791 | — | #9,376 | #173 |
| 1989 | 1,884 | — | #5,884 | #161 |
| 1988 | 1,824 | — | #5,948 | #152 |
| 1987 | 1,809 | — | #4,311 | #157 |
| 1986 | 1,682 | — | #4,565 | #162 |
| 1985 | 1,539 | — | #4,147 | #177 |
| 1984 | 1,455 | — | #4,765 | #177 |
| 1983 | 1,443 | — | #4,914 | #180 |
| 1982 | 1,495 | — | #4,188 | #176 |
| 1981 | 1,470 | — | #5,603 | #172 |
| 1980 | 1,338 | — | #5,271 | #185 |
| 1979 | 1,357 | — | #3,452 | #181 |
| 1978 | 1,275 | — | #4,702 | #187 |
| 1977 | 1,308 | — | #3,281 | #179 |
| 1976 | 1,250 | — | #3,299 | #184 |
| 1975 | 1,297 | — | #4,388 | #178 |
| 1974 | 1,308 | — | #4,492 | #177 |
| 1973 | 1,362 | — | #4,603 | #173 |
| 1972 | 1,463 | — | #3,915 | #172 |
| 1971 | 1,609 | — | #3,383 | #169 |
| 1970 | 1,749 | — | #3,891 | #166 |
| 1969 | 1,725 | — | #3,214 | #163 |
| 1968 | 1,781 | — | #2,549 | #156 |
| 1967 | 1,802 | — | #2,788 | #154 |
| 1966 | 1,774 | — | #3,421 | #159 |
| 1965 | 2,065 | — | #2,752 | #153 |
| 1964 | 2,281 | — | #2,202 | #145 |
| 1963 | 2,431 | — | #2,493 | #140 |
| 1962 | 2,421 | — | #3,047 | #144 |
| 1961 | 2,886 | — | #2,847 | #127 |
| 1960 | 2,937 | — | #2,201 | #129 |
| 1959 | 3,049 | — | #2,993 | #125 |
| 1958 | 3,149 | — | #2,028 | #123 |
| 1957 | 3,419 | — | #2,283 | #114 |
| 1956 | 3,365 | — | #2,634 | #109 |
| 1955 | 3,165 | — | #2,851 | #110 |
| 1954 | 3,027 | — | #2,385 | #117 |
| 1953 | 2,969 | — | #2,523 | #111 |
| 1952 | 2,985 | — | #2,928 | #108 |
| 1951 | 2,859 | — | #2,588 | #106 |
| 1950 | 2,754 | — | #3,076 | #105 |
| 1949 | 2,579 | — | #3,019 | #112 |
| 1948 | 2,410 | — | #3,160 | #117 |
| 1947 | 2,443 | — | #3,472 | #120 |
| 1946 | 1,983 | — | #3,705 | #128 |
| 1945 | 1,808 | — | #2,757 | #124 |
| 1944 | 1,761 | — | #2,967 | #124 |
| 1943 | 1,767 | — | #3,848 | #126 |
| 1942 | 1,584 | — | #4,177 | #136 |
| 1941 | 1,524 | — | #2,417 | #133 |
| 1940 | 1,480 | — | #2,986 | #127 |
| 1939 | 1,407 | — | #2,312 | #126 |
| 1938 | 1,466 | — | #2,467 | #122 |
| 1937 | 1,344 | — | #2,588 | #125 |
| 1936 | 1,363 | — | #2,541 | #124 |
| 1935 | 1,328 | — | #3,462 | #127 |
| 1934 | 1,324 | — | #4,366 | #128 |
| 1933 | 1,500 | — | #2,562 | #112 |
| 1932 | 1,465 | — | #2,662 | #119 |
| 1931 | 1,455 | — | #2,444 | #119 |
| 1930 | 1,632 | — | #2,321 | #111 |
| 1929 | 1,683 | — | #1,959 | #109 |
| 1928 | 2,146 | — | #2,026 | #94 |
| 1927 | 2,716 | — | #1,830 | #73 |
| 1926 | 3,037 | — | #1,781 | #65 |
| 1925 | 4,322 | — | #1,950 | #47 |
| 1924 | 4,940 | — | #1,881 | #44 |
| 1923 | 2,418 | — | #3,157 | #82 |
| 1922 | 1,292 | — | #3,184 | #128 |
| 1921 | 1,287 | — | #2,964 | #131 |
| 1920 | 1,107 | — | #3,376 | #139 |
| 1919 | 840 | — | #4,324 | #163 |
| 1918 | 882 | — | #3,550 | #158 |
| 1917 | 785 | — | — | #160 |
| 1916 | 771 | — | #4,516 | #157 |
| 1915 | 701 | — | #3,483 | #166 |
| 1914 | 536 | — | #3,693 | #168 |
| 1913 | 440 | — | — | #160 |
| 1912 | 375 | — | — | #157 |
| 1911 | 213 | — | — | #157 |
| 1910 | 201 | — | — | #153 |
| 1909 | 176 | — | — | #146 |
| 1908 | 135 | — | — | #169 |
| 1907 | 136 | — | — | #161 |
| 1906 | 123 | — | — | #160 |
| 1905 | 141 | — | — | #148 |
| 1904 | 118 | — | — | #160 |
| 1903 | 106 | — | — | #163 |
| 1902 | 130 | — | — | #144 |
| 1901 | 98 | — | — | #157 |
| 1900 | 128 | — | — | #163 |
| 1899 | 108 | — | — | #143 |
| 1898 | 121 | — | — | #143 |
| 1897 | 103 | — | — | #152 |
| 1896 | 98 | — | — | #163 |
| 1895 | 130 | — | — | #130 |
| 1894 | 95 | — | — | #162 |
| 1893 | 103 | — | — | #146 |
| 1892 | 124 | — | — | #131 |
| 1891 | 104 | — | — | #133 |
| 1890 | 116 | — | — | #124 |
| 1889 | 107 | — | — | #134 |
| 1888 | 123 | — | — | #127 |
| 1887 | 122 | — | — | #111 |
| 1886 | 109 | — | — | #125 |
| 1885 | 119 | — | — | #114 |
| 1884 | 139 | — | — | #109 |
| 1883 | 122 | — | — | #107 |
| 1882 | 123 | — | — | #117 |
| 1881 | 138 | — | — | #94 |
| 1880 | 134 | — | — | #100 |