US rank #12356 Boys' name Peak 1924 1,695 births

Calvert — #12356 US boys' name

1,695 babies named Calvert in U.S. Social Security records since 1902, with the highest year being 1924. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#12356
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 13% of names given to boys today.

1920s
Peak decade

14% of everyone ever named Calvert was born in this single decade.

1924
Single peak year

31 babies were named Calvert in 1924 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Calvert

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,695 babies named Calvert between 1902 and 2024, spanning 123 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Calvert currently holds the #12356 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1924, when 31 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Calvert performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 236 births during that ten-year window. Across the 13 decades of recorded activity, Calvert shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Maryland, which accounts for 62 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Calvert in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Calvert 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 1,695 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.

Calvert at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,695

Since 1902

123 years of records

Peak year

1924

31 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

#12,356

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1902

Recorded for 123 years

Last year on file: 2024

Calvert popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1902

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1924)
31
Annual births at peak — across 123 years of records
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Calvert by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
236 births that decade — 14% of Calvert's all-time total
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Calvert by state

Where Calvert concentrates geographically — total births since 1902

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Calvert
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Maryland
62 3.7%
#2 New York
11 0.6%
#3 California
5 0.3%
#4 Pennsylvania
5 0.3%
#5 Virginia
5 0.3%
Maryland share of Calvert's total US births 3.7%
Even split

62 of 1,695 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Calvert?
1,695 babies have been named Calvert since 1902. It currently ranks #12356 among boys. The peak year was 1924 with 31 births.
When was Calvert most popular?
Calvert was most popular in the 1920s decade with 236 total births. The single peak year was 1924.
Where is Calvert most popular?
The top states for the name Calvert are Maryland (62 births), New York (11 births), California (5 births).
How long has the name Calvert been used?
Calvert has been recorded in Social Security data since 1902, spanning 123 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Calvert?
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.

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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, 1902–2024 (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.