Kalven
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KAL-vin
- Origin
- Latin
Kalven is a boys' name of Latin origin, meaning “bald”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Kalven mean?
Latin: spelling of Calvin; from a French surname based on Latin calvus
“bald”
Taken up as a first name in honour of John Calvin, the 16th-century French Protestant reformer.
Meaning borrowed from Calvin. More on Wiktionary.
Is Kalven a girl's or a boy's name?
Kalven is a boys' name.
How popular is Kalven in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2012, with 14 boys. It first appears in the records in 1998.
Half of all the boys named Kalven in the US since 1880 were born between 2004 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kalven in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 5 | #12,150 |
| 2017 | 6 | #10,770 |
| 2016 | 6 | #10,739 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 7 | #9,636 |
| 2013 | 7 | #9,650 |
| 2012 | 14 | #5,995 |
| 2011 | 10 | #7,495 |
| 2010 | 5 | #12,224 |
| 2009 | 7 | #9,859 |
| 2008 | 5 | #12,546 |
| 2007 | 11 | #7,090 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 7 | #9,108 |
| 2004 | 9 | #7,530 |
| 2003 | 11 | #6,251 |
| 2002 | 7 | #8,449 |
| 2001 | 7 | #8,332 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 5 | #9,623 |
Nicknames for Kalven
- Cal 10 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Kalven
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kayden Brayden Aiden Keegan Raiden Kian Finnegan Braylen Declan Rayden Brecken Ronan
Names related to Kalven
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, “Kalven: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kalven, updated 20 October 2026.