Calvin is a distinctive choice, ranked #826 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Calvin in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#826
US Rank #140
About the Name Calvin
Calvin has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 334 places in five years. It was most popular in 1998 at #204 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Calvin is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
In the US it ranks even higher at #140, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Calvin
Unlikely. With around 39 UK babies named Calvin per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Calvin in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Calvin has been declining in UK popularity, dropping 334 places in the last five years. Its peak was #204 in 1998. Choosing it now means he is likely to be among the last of his generation with this name.
Calvin is more popular in the US (#140) than in the UK (#826). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Notable people named Calvin include: Calvin Verdonk — Calvin Ronald Verdonk is a professional footballer who plays as a left-back or centre-back for Ligue 1 club Lille.; Ivy Calvin — Ivy Lammar Calvin is an American former professional football fullback, linebacker and mixed martial artist who played for the San Jose SaberCats of the Arena...; Calvin Smith — Calvin Smith is a former sprint track and field athlete from the United States..
Calvin appears in the US top 500 at #140 in 2024 — moderately popular in America, though less so than in the UK.
39
UK babies named Calvin (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 334 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Calvin
Likely around 1 other Calvin in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2024)
Rank · SSA official data
✨ Similar names to Calvin
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Calvin Ronald Verdonk is a professional footballer who plays as a left-back or centre-back for Ligue 1 club Lille. Born in the Netherlands, he plays for the Indonesia national team.
Ivy Lammar Calvin is an American former professional football fullback, linebacker and mixed martial artist who played for the San Jose SaberCats of the Arena Football League in 1995. He is perhaps best known for being on the main cast of A&E's Storage Wars since 2012.
Calvin Smith is a former sprint track and field athlete from the United States. He is a former world record holder in the 100-meter sprint with 9.93 seconds in 1983 and was twice world champion over 200 metres, in 1983 and 1987.
John Calvin was a French theologian, pastor and reformer in Geneva during the Protestant Reformation. He was the principal figure in the development of the system of Christian theology later called Calvinism, including its doctrines of predestination and of God's absolute sovereignty in the salvation of the human soul from death and eternal damnation.
Calvin Coolidge was the 30th president of the United States, serving from 1923 to 1929. A Republican lawyer from Massachusetts, he previously served as the 29th vice president from 1921 to 1923, under President Warren G.
Calvin Austin III is an American professional football wide receiver and punt returner for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Memphis Tigers.
Calvin H. Borel is an American jockey in thoroughbred horse racing and rode the victorious mount in the 2007 Kentucky Derby, the 2009 Kentucky Derby and the 2010 Kentucky Derby.