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.
37% of everyone ever named Calven was born in this single decade.
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 2013Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Calven popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–1921
- Peak year (1921)
- 10
- Annual births at peak — across 93 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 2013.
155 total births across 93 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1921 with 10 births in a single year.
Calven by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1920s
- 57 births that decade — 37% of Calven's all-time total
Calven decade highlights
- Peak decade 57 births
- Runner-up 25 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1920s was Calven's strongest decade
57 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 37% of all-time use.
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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.