Cale vs Calvin

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

Name A

Cale

Boy name · Rank #3222

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Name B

Calvin

Boy name · Rank #140

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Metric Cale Calvin
Current Rank #3222 #140
Total Births (all years) 8,160 218,340
Peak Year 2008 1924
Peak Year Births 395 4,919
Peak Decade 2000ss 1950ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1917 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Cale Calvin
1880ss — 1,236
1890ss — 1,102
1900ss — 1,291
1910ss 8 5,713
1920ss 5 24,785
1930ss 11 14,177
1940ss 11 19,241
1950ss 27 30,555
1960ss 119 21,888
1970ss 705 13,816
1980ss 1,390 15,785
1990ss 1,423 16,863
2000ss 2,721 16,111
2010ss 1,554 23,081
2020ss 186 12,696

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Cale Calvin
2014 175 2,336
2015 140 2,439
2016 91 2,794
2017 58 2,703
2018 42 2,760
2019 43 2,647
2020 41 2,535
2021 33 2,591
2022 44 2,592
2023 31 2,410
2024 37 2,568

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, 1917–2024.

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