Meaning and history
Calvin is derived from the French surname Cauvin, from chauve meaning “bald.” The surname was borne by Jean Cauvin (1509–1564), a French theologian and leader of the Protestant Reformation, whose name was Latinized as Calvinus from Latin calvus “bald” and who is known in English as John Calvin. The name has been used as a given name in his honor since the 19th century and is also associated with American fashion designer Calvin Klein (1942–) and the title character of Bill Watterson’s comic strip Calvin and Hobbes (1985–1995).
20062006: 1,648 births, rank #220
2007: 1,618 births, rank #229
2008: 1,630 births, rank #227
2009: 1,578 births, rank #231
2010: 1,662 births, rank #215
20112011: 1,709 births, rank #208
2012: 1,966 births, rank #189
2013: 2,066 births, rank #195
2014: 2,337 births, rank #182
2015: 2,439 births, rank #171
20162016: 2,795 births, rank #149
2017: 2,703 births, rank #146
2018: 2,761 births, rank #144
2019: 2,647 births, rank #145
2020: 2,535 births, rank #144
20212021: 2,593 births, rank #145
2022: 2,593 births, rank #148
2023: 2,411 births, rank #152
2024: 2,577 births, rank #140
20252025: 2,710 births, rank #132
Calvin rose from #140 to #132 for boys between 2024 and 2025. Its highest annual birth count came in 1924, with 4,918 births.