Calvin Name Popularity

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How popular is Calvin?

Ranking 143rd in popularity in the United States for boys in 2018, the name Calvin is somewhat popular.

Currently in the top 250, this name has been part of the top 250 most popular since 1880, when the Social Security Administration began record keeping.

It reached its highest popularity ranking of #44 in 1924 with 4,917 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Calvin was 95 in 1894.

Approximately during the years 1906-1916, 1917-1924, 1946-1950, 1953-1956, and 2011-2016, the name Calvin took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas 1924-1931, 1961-1966, and 1969-1973 were years of successive downward movement.

Currently, the name is at a mid point when compared to its most popular year.

How popular will Calvin be?

Calvin's popularity has been moving upward for some time. , continuing the trend, the number of children named Calvin lately has risen.

The name Calvin is favored by many parents and will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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		Calvin (Girl)		Calvin (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		< 5	--	2,747	143
2017		< 5	--	2,698	146
2016		7	13,125	2,790	149
2015		< 5	--	2,434	171
2014		6	14,896	2,332	182
2013		7	13,420	2,061	195
2012		< 5	--	1,964	189
2011		< 5	--	1,707	208
2010		< 5	--	1,659	215
2009		< 5	--	1,576	231
2008		< 5	--	1,627	227
2007		< 5	--	1,617	229
2006		7	13,850	1,648	220
2005		< 5	--	1,617	219
2004		< 5	--	1,594	219
2003		< 5	--	1,564	223
2002		5	15,846	1,560	221
2001		5	15,771	1,612	215
2000		< 5	--	1,680	214
1999		< 5	--	1,620	212
1998		< 5	--	1,637	203
1997		< 5	--	1,706	192
1996		6	12,079	1,757	183
1995		6	12,011	1,719	181
1994		< 5	--	1,565	195
1993		< 5	--	1,746	185
1992		7	10,644	1,614	194
1991		7	10,429	1,708	189
1990		8	9,373	1,782	173
1989		14	5,882	1,868	161
1988		13	5,949	1,812	152
1987		19	4,311	1,790	157
1986		17	4,564	1,665	162
1985		19	4,144	1,519	177
1984		15	4,764	1,441	177
1983		14	4,915	1,429	180
1982		18	4,187	1,476	176
1981		12	5,604	1,457	172
1980		13	5,268	1,328	185
1979		23	3,451	1,337	181
1978		14	4,698	1,262	187
1977		23	3,280	1,284	180
1976		21	3,297	1,230	184
1975		14	4,389	1,284	178
1974		13	4,491	1,297	177
1973		12	4,601	1,351	173
1972		15	3,914	1,451	172
1971		19	3,380	1,591	169
1970		15	3,889	1,733	166
1969		18	3,212	1,710	163
1968		24	2,549	1,758	156
1967		20	2,787	1,783	154
1966		14	3,420	1,762	159
1965		20	2,750	2,046	153
1964		30	2,202	2,253	145
1963		24	2,491	2,401	141
1962		17	3,042	2,406	143
1961		19	2,847	2,866	127
1960		28	2,199	2,910	129
1959		16	2,994	3,032	125
1958		30	2,027	3,115	123
1957		24	2,286	3,393	114
1956		19	2,631	3,341	109
1955		16	2,848	3,149	110
1954		21	2,387	3,007	117
1953		18	2,523	2,945	111
1952		14	2,928	2,973	108
1951		16	2,587	2,843	106
1950		12	3,076	2,743	105
1949		13	2,864	2,568	112
1948		10	3,372	2,397	117
1947		10	3,472	2,432	120
1946		8	3,704	1,976	128
1945		11	2,757	1,797	124
1944		10	2,967	1,751	124
1943		7	3,847	1,758	126
1942		6	4,179	1,577	136
1941		13	2,417	1,509	133
1940		9	2,985	1,472	127
1939		13	2,311	1,394	126
1938		12	2,466	1,455	122
1937		11	2,587	1,331	125
1936		11	2,541	1,352	124
1935		7	3,461	1,321	127
1934		5	4,366	1,319	128
1933		11	2,562	1,490	112
1932		11	2,663	1,454	119
1931		12	2,444	1,441	119
1930		14	2,321	1,619	111
1929		18	1,959	1,663	109
1928		18	2,026	2,127	94
1927		22	1,830	2,693	73
1926		23	1,781	3,015	65
1925		20	1,949	4,300	47
1924		22	1,881	4,917	44
1923		10	3,159	2,411	82
1922		10	3,183	1,283	128
1921		11	2,964	1,275	131
1920		9	3,376	1,098	139
1919		6	4,325	834	163
1918		8	3,550	874	158
1917		< 5	--	785	160
1916		5	4,516	766	157
1915		7	3,483	694	166
1914		5	3,693	531	168
1913		< 5	--	440	160
1912		< 5	--	375	157
1911		< 5	--	213	157
1910		< 5	--	201	153
1909		< 5	--	176	146
1908		< 5	--	135	169
1907		< 5	--	136	161
1906		< 5	--	123	160
1905		< 5	--	141	148
1904		< 5	--	118	160
1903		< 5	--	106	163
1902		< 5	--	130	144
1901		< 5	--	98	157
1900		< 5	--	128	163
1899		< 5	--	108	143
1898		< 5	--	121	143
1897		< 5	--	103	152
1896		< 5	--	98	163
1895		< 5	--	130	130
1894		< 5	--	95	162
1893		< 5	--	103	146
1892		< 5	--	124	131
1891		< 5	--	104	133
1890		< 5	--	116	124
1889		< 5	--	107	134
1888		< 5	--	123	127
1887		< 5	--	122	111
1886		< 5	--	109	125
1885		< 5	--	119	114
1884		< 5	--	139	109
1883		< 5	--	122	107
1882		< 5	--	123	117
1881		< 5	--	138	94
1880		< 5	--	134	100

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.