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 #3231

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Name B

Calvin

Boy name · Rank #140

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Metric Cale Calvin
Current Rank #3231 #140
Total Births (all years) 8,207 221,064
Peak Year 2008 1924
Peak Year Births 395 4,918
Peak Decade 2000s 1950s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1917 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Cale Calvin
1880s - 1,236
1890s - 1,102
1900s - 1,291
1910s 8 5,713
1920s 5 24,785
1930s 11 14,177
1940s 11 19,242
1950s 27 30,555
1960s 119 21,889
1970s 705 13,809
1980s 1,390 15,785
1990s 1,423 16,865
2000s 2,721 16,111
2010s 1,554 23,085
2020s 233 15,419

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Cale Calvin
2014 175 2,337
2015 140 2,439
2016 91 2,795
2017 58 2,703
2018 42 2,761
2019 43 2,647
2020 41 2,535
2021 33 2,593
2022 44 2,593
2023 31 2,411
2024 37 2,577
2025 47 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, 1917–2025.

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