Calvyn
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KAL-vin
- Origin
- Latin
Calvyn is a boys' name of Latin origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Calvyn come from?
Latin: spelling of Kalvyn, itself a variant of Calvin (from Latin calvus 'bald') or of Kelvin
Meaning borrowed from Kalvyn.
Is Calvyn a girl's or a boy's name?
Calvyn is a boys' name.
How popular is Calvyn in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2010, with 10 boys. It first appears in the records in 1998.
Half of all the boys named Calvyn in the US since 1880 were born between 2007 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
Calvyn in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 5 | #12,138 |
| 2018 | 6 | #10,754 |
| 2017 | 8 | #8,835 |
| 2016 | 6 | #10,739 |
| 2015 | 5 | #12,080 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 7 | #9,650 |
| 2012 | 10 | #7,553 |
| 2011 | 6 | #10,801 |
| 2010 | 10 | #7,585 |
| 2009 | 7 | #9,859 |
| 2008 | 6 | #11,030 |
| 2007 | 6 | #10,915 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 7 | #9,108 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 6 | #9,236 |
| 2000 | 5 | #10,341 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 5 | #9,623 |
Nicknames for Calvyn
- Kal 6 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Calvyn
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kayden Brayden Finnegan Cannon Cassian Declan Aiden Finn Keegan Ronan Deacon Raiden
Names related to Calvyn
More Latin names
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Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Calvyn: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/calvyn, updated 20 October 2026.