Cal vs Calvin

Side-by-side comparison of Cal and Calvin - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Cal

Boy name · Rank #672

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Name B

Calvin

Boy name · Rank #140

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Metric Cal Calvin
Current Rank #672 #140
Total Births (all years) 7,858 221,064
Peak Year 2025 1924
Peak Year Births 554 4,918
Peak Decade 2020s 1950s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Cal Calvin
1880s 104 1,236
1890s 87 1,102
1900s 59 1,291
1910s 176 5,713
1920s 249 24,785
1930s 215 14,177
1940s 309 19,242
1950s 538 30,555
1960s 458 21,889
1970s 288 13,809
1980s 333 15,785
1990s 689 16,865
2000s 903 16,111
2010s 1,273 23,085
2020s 2,177 15,419

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Cal Calvin
2014 129 2,337
2015 144 2,439
2016 160 2,795
2017 159 2,703
2018 150 2,761
2019 166 2,647
2020 235 2,535
2021 263 2,593
2022 343 2,593
2023 373 2,411
2024 409 2,577
2025 554 2,710

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1880–2025.

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