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Calvin and Kalvin side by side: Calvin peaked in 1924 and Kalvin in 2017; in 2025 they were given to 2,717 and 109 babies.

Calvin and Kalvin, year by year

Babies given each name per year
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Calvin and Kalvin births by year1k2k3k4k5k18801900192019401960198020002025CalvinKalvin
Calvin and Kalvin births by year1k2k3k4k5k1880190519301955198020052025CalvinKalvin
Calvin and Kalvin births by year1k2k3k4k5k1880193019802025CalvinKalvin

Girls and boys together; Calvin solid, Kalvin dashed.

Calvin and Kalvin compared
CalvinKalvin
Births 20252,717109
Rank 2025#132 among boys’ names#1,567 among boys’ names
Recorded since 1880222,2876,726
Peak year19242017
Girls1%0%
Alive, estimated147,0006,340
Median age3824

Both names: SSA national file, published May 8, 2026, and SSA’s cohort life tables.

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