Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Calvin

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Calvin
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

1924

Peak rank proxy

4,919

Current vitality

Healthy

Generation

Greatest Generation

1880Peak 19242024

Peak year

1924

Decline from peak

47.8%

2024

2,568

All-time

218,340

Calvin has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 1924, when 4,919 boys were named Calvin.

In 2024, only 2,568 boys were given the name.

Down 47.8% from its peak.

All told, about 218,340 Americans have been named Calvin and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreMainstream

AssociationGreatest Generation

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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