Calem vs Calvin

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

Name A

Calem

Boy name · Rank #7390

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Name B

Calvin

Boy name · Rank #140

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Metric Calem Calvin
Current Rank #7390 #140
Total Births (all years) 437 221,064
Peak Year 2009 1924
Peak Year Births 21 4,918
Peak Decade 2010s 1950s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1977 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Calem Calvin
1880s - 1,236
1890s - 1,102
1900s - 1,291
1910s - 5,713
1920s - 24,785
1930s - 14,177
1940s - 19,242
1950s - 30,555
1960s - 21,889
1970s 5 13,809
1980s 22 15,785
1990s 65 16,865
2000s 128 16,111
2010s 139 23,085
2020s 78 15,419

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Calem Calvin
2014 16 2,337
2015 13 2,439
2016 12 2,795
2017 9 2,703
2018 11 2,761
2019 16 2,647
2020 6 2,535
2021 12 2,593
2022 18 2,593
2023 19 2,411
2024 11 2,577
2025 12 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, 1977–2025.

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