Kalvin
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KAL-vin
- Origin
- Latin
- UK rank, 2025
- #4,301 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #1,564 for boys
- Style
- Big in Scotland
Kalvin is a boys' name of Latin origin, meaning “bald”. In 2025 it ranked 4,301st for boys in the UK (4 babies) and 1,564th for boys in the US (109 babies).
What does Kalvin mean?
Latin: spelling of Calvin, from a French surname
“bald”
Calvin honours the Protestant reformer John Calvin, whose French surname Cauvin derived from Latin calvus, bald.
Is Kalvin a girl's or a boy's name?
Kalvin is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 4 boys in the UK and 109 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Kalvin in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 4,301st among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 4 about 1 in 75,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 53% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 4 boys in the UK were named Kalvin, making it the 4,301st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,412th. Its busiest year was 1997, with 37 boys.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had the fewest boys named Kalvin since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the boys named Kalvin in the UK since 1996 were born between 2001 and 2016. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2025, 74 boys in the UK were given Kalvin or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #532, up from #4,301 for this spelling alone.
- Calvin 70
- Kalvin 4
Among boys in 2025, it was 647th in Scotland.
Kalvin in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,301 |
| 2024 | 8 | #2,750 |
| 2023 | 11 | #2,155 |
| 2022 | 19 | #1,452 |
| 2021 | 28 | #1,110 |
| 2020 | 19 | #1,412 |
| 2019 | 17 | #1,543 |
| 2018 | 13 | #1,902 |
| 2017 | 16 | #1,649 |
| 2016 | 13 | #1,909 |
| 2015 | 19 | #1,416 |
| 2014 | 22 | #1,260 |
| 2013 | 20 | #1,347 |
| 2012 | 23 | #1,234 |
| 2011 | 20 | #1,338 |
| 2010 | 29 | #1,047 |
| 2009 | 29 | #1,008 |
| 2008 | 24 | #1,129 |
| 2007 | 25 | #1,065 |
| 2006 | 11 | #1,742 |
| 2005 | 15 | #1,384 |
| 2004 | 16 | #1,239 |
| 2003 | 9 | #1,723 |
| 2002 | 19 | #988 |
| 2001 | 18 | #978 |
| 2000 | 24 | #785 |
| 1999 | 24 | #755 |
| 1998 | 29 | #671 |
| 1997 | 37 | #545 |
| 1996 | 27 | #645 |
How popular is Kalvin in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,564th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 109 about 1 in 16,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 37% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 109 boys in the US were named Kalvin, making it the 1,564th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,297th. Its busiest year was 2017, with 177 boys. It first appears in the records in 1933.
Half of all the boys named Kalvin in the US since 1880 were born between 1986 and 2013, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 2,819 boys in the US were given Kalvin or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #141, up from #1,564 for this spelling alone.
- Calvin 2,710
- Kalvin 109
Kalvin in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 109 | #1,564 |
| 2024 | 92 | #1,776 |
| 2023 | 89 | #1,803 |
| 2022 | 133 | #1,393 |
| 2021 | 125 | #1,442 |
| 2020 | 139 | #1,297 |
| 2019 | 156 | #1,218 |
| 2018 | 165 | #1,160 |
| 2017 | 177 | #1,100 |
| 2016 | 160 | #1,183 |
| 2015 | 167 | #1,134 |
| 2014 | 118 | #1,422 |
| 2013 | 143 | #1,238 |
| 2012 | 126 | #1,346 |
| 2011 | 129 | #1,319 |
| 2010 | 128 | #1,331 |
| 2009 | 152 | #1,186 |
| 2008 | 154 | #1,168 |
| 2007 | 158 | #1,132 |
| 2006 | 133 | #1,255 |
| 2005 | 127 | #1,244 |
| 2004 | 117 | #1,278 |
| 2003 | 109 | #1,290 |
| 2002 | 137 | #1,086 |
| 2001 | 116 | #1,176 |
| 2000 | 118 | #1,163 |
| 1999 | 126 | #1,071 |
| 1998 | 135 | #1,005 |
| 1997 | 137 | #960 |
| 1996 | 123 | #1,009 |
| 1995 | 110 | #1,066 |
| 1994 | 107 | #1,074 |
| 1993 | 120 | #988 |
| 1992 | 103 | #1,080 |
| 1991 | 106 | #1,040 |
| 1990 | 121 | #933 |
| 1989 | 107 | #982 |
| 1988 | 111 | #906 |
| 1987 | 94 | #973 |
| 1986 | 86 | #994 |
| 1985 | 75 | #1,065 |
| 1984 | 63 | #1,143 |
| 1983 | 65 | #1,107 |
| 1982 | 58 | #1,216 |
| 1981 | 61 | #1,177 |
| 1980 | 53 | #1,272 |
| 1979 | 57 | #1,206 |
| 1978 | 35 | #1,596 |
| 1977 | 43 | #1,390 |
| 1976 | 49 | #1,238 |
| 1975 | 44 | #1,304 |
| 1974 | 37 | #1,409 |
| 1973 | 36 | #1,400 |
| 1972 | 41 | #1,307 |
| 1971 | 50 | #1,157 |
| 1970 | 45 | #1,238 |
| 1969 | 56 | #1,027 |
| 1968 | 53 | #1,017 |
| 1967 | 51 | #1,018 |
| 1966 | 45 | #1,100 |
| 1965 | 42 | #1,163 |
| 1964 | 48 | #1,095 |
| 1963 | 55 | #1,019 |
| 1962 | 49 | #1,090 |
| 1961 | 70 | #911 |
| 1960 | 56 | #1,020 |
| 1959 | 55 | #1,033 |
| 1958 | 42 | #1,185 |
| 1957 | 41 | #1,213 |
| 1956 | 29 | #1,442 |
| 1955 | 22 | #1,645 |
| 1954 | 28 | #1,434 |
| 1953 | 16 | #1,957 |
| 1952 | 19 | #1,748 |
| 1951 | 6 | #3,362 |
| 1950 | 17 | #1,814 |
| 1949 | 8 | #2,801 |
| 1948 | 10 | #2,442 |
| 1947 | 6 | #3,369 |
| 1946 | 6 | #3,171 |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 6 | #3,229 |
| 1942 | 5 | #3,559 |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 5 | #3,548 |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 5 | #3,640 |
Nicknames for Kalvin
- Kal 6 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Kalvin
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kayden, Kevin, Kian, Aiden, Brody, Ronan, Keegan, Finn, Ryan, Declan, Conan, Dylan
Other spellings of Kalvin
Names related to Kalvin
More Latin names
Oliver, Olivia, Leo, Roman, Aurora, Emily, Florence, Mabel, Luna, Nora, Rosie, Emilia, Max, Nova, Lucy, Julian
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Kalvin: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kalvin, updated 20 October 2026.