Calvin
Say it: KAL-vin/ˈkælvɪn/
BoyMeans bald6 letters2 syllables
#211
in Ireland (2025)
#210 with spellings combined
22
babies in 2025
#116
best rank (1997)
1,120
babies since 1983
Down 83
10-year rank change
Calvin through the years
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| Year | Babies (boys) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 22 | #210 |
| 2024 | 22 | #213 |
| 2023 | 15 | #280 |
| 2022 | 29 | #177 |
| 2021 | 28 | #186 |
| 2020 | 35 | #157 |
| 2019 | 45 | #132 |
| 2018 | 37 | #160 |
| 2017 | 54 | #117 |
| 2016 | 36 | #166 |
| 2015 | 52 | #127 |
| 2014 | 42 | #157 |
| 2013 | 37 | #176 |
| 2012 | 29 | #202 |
| 2011 | 40 | #170 |
| 2010 | 57 | #135 |
| 2009 | 39 | #159 |
| 2008 | 38 | #169 |
| 2007 | 45 | #141 |
| 2006 | 35 | #149 |
| 2005 | 28 | #162 |
| 2004 | 28 | #151 |
| 2003 | 25 | #156 |
| 2002 | 19 | #180 |
| 2001 | 25 | #145 |
| 2000 | 29 | #135 |
| 1999 | 33 | #121 |
| 1998 | 31 | #121 |
| 1997 | 40 | #116 |
| 1996 | 34 | #133 |
| 1995 | 16 | #168 |
| 1994 | 17 | #161 |
| 1993 | 15 | #180 |
| 1992 | 9 | #210 |
| 1991 | 3 | #324 |
| 1990 | 5 | #256 |
| 1989 | 5 | #253 |
| 1988 | 5 | #254 |
| 1986 | 4 | #283 |
| 1985 | 4 | #269 |
| 1984 | 5 | #250 |
| 1983 | 3 | #330 |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies' Names (VSA50, VSA60), CC BY 4.0.
★ What does Calvin mean?
Bald
French surname Cauvin, from Latin calvus (bald), made Latin as Calvinus.
Say it right
KALvin
The story of Calvin
Calvin began as a nickname for a bald man. The northern French surname Cauvin comes from the Latin calvus, “bald”, and it was written in Latin as Calvinus. It became famous through John Calvin, the sixteenth-century Protestant reformer, and it was taken up as a first name by Protestant families.
As a modern first name, its popularity is often put down as much to the American fashion designer Calvin Klein as to the reformer.
Calvin first reached the CSO list in 1983. Its biggest year was 2010, with 57 boys, and it has stayed on the list every year since, with 22 boys in 2025. In Northern Ireland it reached number 99 in 1998, just inside the top 100.
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Sources
- Wiktionary: Calvin (English proper noun)
- Wikipedia: Calvin (given name)
- CSO VSA50, Boys Names in Ireland with 3 or More Occurrences
- NISRA, First Forenames Given to Babies Registered in Northern Ireland
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Spellings counted here
| Spelling | 2025 | All years |
|---|---|---|
| Calvin | 22 | 1,120 |
In Northern Ireland
#314 in 2025 with 5 babies. Best rank #99 (1998); 336 babies since 1997.
Source: NISRA, Open Government Licence.