Kalvin Boy
How popular is Kalvin?
#1,564 boy name in 2025
109 baby boys were named Kalvin in the US in 2025, making it the 1564th most popular boy name.
Kalvin popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #1,564 for boys (▲ 212 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 109 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-35% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,134 in 2015, #1,297 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2017 (177 boys) |
| Highest rank | #906 in 1988 |
| First recorded | 1933 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Kalvin counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Calvin family of names ranked #137 for boys in 2025 (#142 the year before), with 2,819 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Calvin | 2,710 | 96% |
| Kalvin | 109 | 4% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Kalvin is most popular
Babies named Kalvin per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
Kalvin by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 10 | #3,548 |
| 1940s | 41 | #2,442 |
| 1950s | 275 | #1,033 |
| 1960s | 525 | #911 |
| 1970s | 437 | #1,157 |
| 1980s | 773 | #906 |
| 1990s | 1,188 | #933 |
| 2000s | 1,321 | #1,086 |
| 2010s | 1,469 | #1,100 |
| 2020s | 687 | #1,297 |
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Questions
- Is Kalvin a boy or girl name?
- Kalvin is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Kalvin were boys.
- How popular is the name Kalvin?
- 109 baby boys were named Kalvin in the US in 2025, making it the 1564th most popular boy name.
- When was Kalvin most popular?
- Kalvin peaked in 2017, when 177 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #906 in 1988.
- How many people are named Kalvin?
- 6,726 babies have been named Kalvin in the US since 1880. We estimate about 6,381 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 24.
- Where is Kalvin most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Kalvin was most common in Ohio, at 0.1 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.