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How popular is the name Calvin?
Births per year, rank history and how many Calvins are alive today.
Calvin (male) is an uncommon boys' name in England and Wales, ranked 771st in 2025 with 43 babies given the name. The name peaked in 1998, when 159 babies were given the name, the 204th most popular that year. It has declined since 1998; the 2025 figure is roughly 27% of its peak. Numbers have been falling in recent years.
The Calvin you are most likely to meet is around 29 years old - or else around 17: the name has two living generations. Half of all Calvins born in England and Wales are between 14 and 31, and there are at least 3,600 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 males, there's roughly a 1.2% chance that at least one of them will be called Calvin.
How many babies are named Calvin each year?
Where does Calvin rank among boys' names?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
When was the name Calvin most popular?
Calvin peaked in 1998, when 159 babies in England and Wales were given the name.
How many people are called Calvin?
At least 3,600 people named Calvin born in England and Wales are alive today.
How old is the typical Calvin?
Most living Calvins are between 14 and 31; the most common age is about 29. There is a second cluster around 17.
Is Calvin becoming more or less popular?
Declining: recent figures are a fraction of the 1998 peak.