Masculine dossier · first seen 1933

Kalvin

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

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 2017

Peak era

2017

Peak rank proxy

177

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Gen Alpha

1933Peak 20172024

Peak year

2017

Decline from peak

48%

2024

All-time

6,616

Kalvin is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 2017, when 177 boys were named Kalvin.

In 2024, only 92 boys were given the name.

Down 48% from its peak.

All told, about 6,616 Americans have been named Kalvin and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1933.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationGen Alpha

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryGradual decline from 2017

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