Calvin is a moderately popular boys' name in United States, ranking #215 in 2010 with 1,662 recorded births. The name reached its all-time peak in 2016 with 2,794 births ranking #149. In 2010, approximately 1 in every 1,154 boys born was named Calvin. RISING Recent data shows the name is currently rising.
Calvin is a crisp classic whose older literal meaning is "bald" or "hairless". In modern use, though, the name is chosen far more for its clean, intelligent sound than for that original sense.
The name gained historical weight through the Protestant reformer John Calvin. Later cultural use, including fashion and literature, helped keep it current.