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Boy name Latin origin Protestant tradition

Calvin

KAL-vin · 6 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Bald or little bald one
Language
Latin
Culture
English
Religion
Protestant
Style era
classic
Themes
classic · strong
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#140
2024 births2,568
Peak year1924
First appeared1880
Total US births218,340
1924 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Cal
Alternate spellings
Kalvin
In other languages
CalvinoKalvin

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Notable people named Calvin

Calvin Coolidge
John Calvin
Calvin Klein