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Kalvin

Boy

Meaning of Kalvin: Latin: 'bald'

Kalvin is a boy's name most strongly associated with French naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1560th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 3688th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1560

109 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#3688

5 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

6,726

First recorded 1933 · peak 2017

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 61 babies1982: 58 babies1983: 65 babies1984: 63 babies1985: 75 babies1986: 86 babies1987: 94 babies1988: 111 babies1989: 107 babies1990: 121 babies19901991: 106 babies1992: 103 babies1993: 120 babies1994: 107 babies1995: 110 babies1996: 123 babies1997: 137 babies1998: 135 babies1999: 126 babies2000: 118 babies20002001: 116 babies2002: 137 babies2003: 109 babies2004: 117 babies2005: 127 babies2006: 133 babies2007: 158 babies2008: 154 babies2009: 152 babies2010: 128 babies20102011: 129 babies2012: 126 babies2013: 143 babies2014: 118 babies2015: 167 babies2016: 160 babies2017: 177 babies2018: 165 babies2019: 156 babies2020: 139 babies20202021: 125 babies2022: 133 babies2023: 89 babies2024: 92 babies2025: 109 babies
US babies named Kalvin per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 177.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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