Recorded 1921–2013 Boys' name Peak 1921 155 births

Calven — boys' name

155 babies named Calven in U.S. Social Security records since 1921, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s571930s251940s111950s101960s51990s222000s132010s12
1920s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Calven was born in this single decade.

1921
Single peak year

10 babies were named Calven in 1921 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Calven

The Social Security Administration has registered 155 babies named Calven between 1921 and 2013, spanning 93 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Calven currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2013. The name reached its historical peak in 1921, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Calven performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 57 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Calven shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Calven in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 155 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Calven at a glance

Last recorded 2013

Total births

155

Since 1921

93 years of records

Peak year

1921

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2013

Active since

1921

Recorded for 93 years

Last year on file: 2013

Calven popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–1921

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (1921)
10
Annual births at peak — across 93 years of records
4681012 201320031997195619411933192819251921 10

Calven by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
57 births that decade — 37% of Calven's all-time total
1920s571930s251940s111950s101960s51990s222000s132010s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Calven?
155 babies have been named Calven since 1921. It was last recorded in 2013. The peak year was 1921 with 10 births.
When was Calven most popular?
Calven was most popular in the 1920s decade with 57 total births. The single peak year was 1921.
How long has the name Calven been used?
Calven has been recorded in Social Security data since 1921, spanning 93 years of data through 2013.
What names are similar to Calven?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Caleb, Calvin, Callum, Callan, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1921–2013 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.