Calvin is a moderately popular boys' name in United States, ranking #132 in 2025 with 2,710 recorded births. The name reached its all-time peak in 2016 with 2,794 births ranking #149. Since 1996, the popularity has increased by 54.1%. In 2025, approximately 1 in every 630 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.