Unisex name · since 2009
Calvary
146 babies named Calvary in U.S. Social Security records since 2009, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #23,023 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,414 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 146
- born since 2009
- 2010s
- peak decade
Calvary currently ranks #7414 among unisex names in America, with 146 babies recorded since 2009.
Social Security Administration records show Calvary recorded 146 times among girls since 2009, holding rank #7414 nationally today, ahead of 57% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2009 to 2025.
- #23,023 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,414 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 146 born since 2009
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Calvary ranks #23,023 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,414 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 146 born since 2009, peaking in the 2010s.
- #23,023 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,414 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 146
- born since 2009
- 2010s
- peak decade
Calvary's 146 recorded births place it above 68.08% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Calvary compares
146 31st percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Calvary's all-time total is 61% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Calvary | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 146 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 16 | 21 | 19,840 |
Calvary's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Calvary splits its recorded history at 2017: 62% of all births land in the more recent half, 38% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2010 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2017 peak of 16 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Calvary popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Calvary popularity over time - boys
114 total births recorded since 1998 (Calvary as boys' name)
Calvary by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (76 births, 52% of the file).
2010s was Calvary's strongest decade.
76 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Calvary births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
- 2010s
2010s
76 births
- 2020s
2020s
64 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 76 births (52% of all-time use).
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- Calvary's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (76 total births) through the 2020s (64) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2009–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Calvary draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.