Calvin
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Calvin means “bald” or “little bald one,” from the French chauve. Calvin was first used in honor of the religious reformer John Calvin. Famous Calvins include President Calvin Coolidge, designer Calvin Klein, baseball’s Cal Ripken, and the comic-strip boy of Calvin and Hobbes. Calvin Johnson is the drawling Marine who helps defeat creatures rising from the Los Angeles sewers in The Slime People.
Sources: 1,107 Baby Names That Stand the Test of Time, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Made Easy, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Best Baby Names for Boys, The Everything Baby Names Book, Numerology for Baby Names, 10,000 Baby Names, Sci-Fi Baby Names
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Usage of Calvin in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Calvin against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Calvin is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Calvin in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 2,710 boys were named Calvin, making it the #132 boys' name in the US. Since 1880, 221,064 boys have been named Calvin, with the most (4,918) in 1924. It is most common, relative to births, in Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
| Where | Rank | Count | Source |
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| Canada (Ontario) | #194 boys | 70 | Government of Ontario (Office of the Registrar General, ServiceOntario), 2024 |
| Canada (Quebec) | #573 boys | 7 | Retraite Québec (via Données Québec), 2025 |
| England and Wales | #771 boys | 43 | Office for National Statistics (ONS), 2025 |
| Ireland | #211 boys | 22 | Central Statistics Office (CSO), 2025 |
| Northern Ireland (English-speaking) | #314 boys | 5 | Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), 2025 |
| Northern Ireland (Irish-speaking) | #314 boys | 5 | Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), 2025 |
| Scotland | #190 boys | 22 | National Records of Scotland (NRS), 2025 |
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Storms named Calvin
Tropical storms, hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones that have been named Calvin, newest first.
| Storm | Year | Ocean | Peak wind |
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| Hurricane Calvin (Category 3) | 2023 | Eastern Pacific | 204 km/h |
| Tropical storm Calvin | 2017 | Eastern Pacific | 74 km/h |
| Hurricane Calvin (Category 1) | 2011 | Eastern Pacific | 130 km/h |
| Tropical storm Calvin | 2005 | Eastern Pacific | 83 km/h |
| Tropical storm Calvin | 1999 | Eastern Pacific | 65 km/h |
| Hurricane Calvin (Category 2) | 1993 | Eastern Pacific | 176 km/h |
| Tropical storm Calvin | 1987 | Eastern Pacific | 102 km/h |
| Tropical storm Calvin | 1981 | Eastern Pacific | 83 km/h |
Source: IBTrACS, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Peak wind is the highest sustained wind recorded for the storm.
Towns named Calvin
There are 16 towns and villages with Calvin in their name, in 4 countries.
🇺🇸 United States 13🇧🇸 Bahamas 1🇨🇦 Canada 1🇬🇾 Guyana 1
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Calvin Park | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | 3,685 | Map |
| Calvin | Oklahoma, 🇺🇸 United States | 285 | Map |
| Calvin | Louisiana, 🇺🇸 United States | 225 | Map |
| Calvin | North Dakota, 🇺🇸 United States | 19 | Map |
| Calvin | Arkansas, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
| Calvin | Georgia, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
| Calvin | Georgia, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
| Calvin | Illinois, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
| Calvin | Kentucky, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
| Calvin | North Carolina, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Calvin
There are 10 lakes and reservoirs with Calvin in their name, in 2 countries.
🇺🇸 United States 7🇨🇦 Canada 3
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| Calvin Lake | New Brunswick, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Calvin Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Calvin Lake | Texas, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Calvin Lake | Wyoming, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Lac Calvin | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Calvin Childress Number One Lake | Alabama, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Calvin Childress Number Two Lake | Alabama, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Calvin Ray Pond | North Carolina, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Calvin Wilcox Pond | Connecticut, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Camp Calvin Lake | Georgia, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Calvin songs
3 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Calvin in their title. The best known:
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Calvin
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Calvin.
Calvin Andrew
Calvin C.J. Sia
Calvin Graham
Calvin Harris
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Fictional characters named Calvin
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Calvin as a pet name
FurryName has found 247 dogs named Calvin in public pet registers, making it the #633 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Tacoma (3), Adelaide (2), Burlington (1). Calvin as a dog name →
FurryName has found 25 cats named Calvin in public pet registers, making it the #321 cat name there. Most of them are registered in Toronto (13), Seattle (9), Vancouver (2). Calvin as a cat name →
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