Boys' name · since 1933
Kalvin
Kalvin has 6,726 recorded births since 1933 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2017 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,492 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,567 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,726
- born since 1933
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Kalvin is the #1567 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 6,726 recorded since 1933.
Kalvin has 6,726 recorded births among boys since 1933, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1567 as of the latest data, more common than 89% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1933 to 2025.
- #1,492 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,567 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 6,726 born since 1933
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kalvin ranks #1,492 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,567 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 6,726 born since 1933, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,492 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,567 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,726
- born since 1933
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kalvin's 6,726 recorded births place it above 96.71% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
32 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Kalvin compares
6,726 Top 11% higher than 89% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Kalvin's all-time total is 18x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kalvin | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 6,726 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 177 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kalvin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kalvin's full recorded timeline at 1984, 77% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 23% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1933, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2017 peak of 177 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kalvin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1933–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 177
- Annual births at peak, across 93 years of records
Kalvin by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,469 births, 22% of the file).
2010s was Kalvin's strongest decade.
1,469 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Kalvin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 10
1930s
10 births
- 1940s 41
1940s
41 births
- 1950s 275
1950s
275 births
- 1960s 525
1960s
525 births
- 1970s 437
1970s
437 births
- 1980s
1980s
773 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,188 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,321 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,469 births
- 2020s
2020s
687 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,469 births (22% of all-time use).
How Kalvin compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Kalvin's total volume
Kalvin by state
Where Kalvin concentrates geographically, total births since 1933
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 682 | 10.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 361 | 5.4% |
| #3 | Florida | | 285 | 4.2% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 269 | 4.0% |
| #5 | New York | | 249 | 3.7% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 235 | 3.5% |
| #7 | Minnesota | | 108 | 1.6% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 103 | 1.5% |
682 of 6,726 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 32 reporting states.
Kalvin appears in 32 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kalvin's data
- Kalvin's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,469 total births) through the 2020s (687) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Kalvins (682 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kalvin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~92 yrs)
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, 1933–2025 (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 Kalvin 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.