Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Calvin

#174 most common boys' name of all time · #361 across all names · 99% male / 1% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#174
Rank overall
#361 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
222,287
Since 2016
26,363
Peak year
1924 #44
Best rank
#44 1924
Girls Boys peak 4,940/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Calvin is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 7 2,710 2,717 #132
2024 5 2,577 2,582 #140
2023 2,411 2,411 #152
2022 5 2,593 2,598 #148
2021 6 2,593 2,599 #145
2020 8 2,535 2,543 #144
2019 2,647 2,647 #145
2018 2,761 2,761 #144
2017 2,703 2,703 #146
2016 7 2,795 2,802 #149
2015 2,439 2,439 #171
2014 6 2,337 2,343 #182
2013 7 2,066 2,073 #195
2012 1,966 1,966 #189
2011 1,709 1,709 #208
2010 1,662 1,662 #215
2009 1,578 1,578 #231
2008 1,630 1,630 #227
2007 1,618 1,618 #229
2006 7 1,648 1,655 #220
2005 1,619 1,619 #219
2004 1,597 1,597 #219
2003 1,566 1,566 #223
2002 5 1,561 1,566 #221
2001 5 1,613 1,618 #215
2000 1,681 1,681 #214
1999 1,622 1,622 #212
1998 1,639 1,639 #203
1997 1,707 1,707 #192
1996 6 1,759 1,765 #183
1995 6 1,720 1,726 #181
1994 1,566 1,566 #195
1993 1,746 1,746 #185
1992 7 1,614 1,621 #194
1991 7 1,709 1,716 #189
1990 8 1,783 1,791 #173
1989 14 1,870 1,884 #161
1988 13 1,811 1,824 #152
1987 19 1,790 1,809 #157
1986 17 1,665 1,682 #162
1985 19 1,520 1,539 #177
1984 15 1,440 1,455 #177
1983 14 1,429 1,443 #180
1982 18 1,477 1,495 #176
1981 12 1,458 1,470 #172
1980 13 1,325 1,338 #185
1979 23 1,334 1,357 #181
1978 14 1,261 1,275 #187
1977 23 1,285 1,308 #179
1976 21 1,229 1,250 #184
1975 14 1,283 1,297 #178
1974 13 1,295 1,308 #177
1973 12 1,350 1,362 #173
1972 15 1,448 1,463 #172
1971 19 1,590 1,609 #169
1970 15 1,734 1,749 #166
1969 18 1,707 1,725 #163
1968 24 1,757 1,781 #156
1967 20 1,782 1,802 #154
1966 14 1,760 1,774 #159
1965 20 2,045 2,065 #153
1964 30 2,251 2,281 #145
1963 24 2,407 2,431 #140
1962 17 2,404 2,421 #144
1961 19 2,867 2,886 #127
1960 28 2,909 2,937 #129
1959 16 3,033 3,049 #125
1958 30 3,119 3,149 #123
1957 24 3,395 3,419 #114
1956 19 3,346 3,365 #109
1955 16 3,149 3,165 #110
1954 21 3,006 3,027 #117
1953 18 2,951 2,969 #111
1952 14 2,971 2,985 #108
1951 16 2,843 2,859 #106
1950 12 2,742 2,754 #105
1949 12 2,567 2,579 #112
1948 11 2,399 2,410 #117
1947 10 2,433 2,443 #120
1946 8 1,975 1,983 #128
1945 11 1,797 1,808 #124
1944 10 1,751 1,761 #124
1943 7 1,760 1,767 #126
1942 6 1,578 1,584 #136
1941 13 1,511 1,524 #133
1940 9 1,471 1,480 #127
1939 13 1,394 1,407 #126
1938 12 1,454 1,466 #122
1937 11 1,333 1,344 #125
1936 11 1,352 1,363 #124
1935 7 1,321 1,328 #127
1934 5 1,319 1,324 #128
1933 11 1,489 1,500 #112
1932 11 1,454 1,465 #120
1931 12 1,443 1,455 #119
1930 14 1,618 1,632 #111
1929 18 1,665 1,683 #109
1928 18 2,128 2,146 #94
1927 22 2,694 2,716 #73
1926 23 3,014 3,037 #65
1925 20 4,302 4,322 #47
1924 22 4,918 4,940 #44
1923 10 2,408 2,418 #82
1922 10 1,282 1,292 #128
1921 11 1,276 1,287 #131
1920 9 1,098 1,107 #139
1919 6 834 840 #163
1918 8 874 882 #159
1917 785 785 #160
1916 5 766 771 #157
1915 7 694 701 #166
1914 5 531 536 #168
1913 440 440 #160
1912 375 375 #157
1911 213 213 #158
1910 201 201 #153
1909 176 176 #146
1908 135 135 #169
1907 136 136 #161
1906 123 123 #160
1905 141 141 #148
1904 118 118 #160
1903 106 106 #163
1902 130 130 #144
1901 98 98 #157
1900 128 128 #163
1899 108 108 #143
1898 121 121 #144
1897 103 103 #151
1896 98 98 #163
1895 130 130 #130
1894 95 95 #162
1893 103 103 #145
1892 124 124 #131
1891 104 104 #132
1890 116 116 #124
1889 107 107 #134
1888 123 123 #127
1887 122 122 #112
1886 109 109 #125
1885 119 119 #114
1884 139 139 #109
1883 122 122 #107
1882 123 123 #117
1881 138 138 #94
1880 134 134 #100