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“Variant of Calvin — bald, from a Norman French nickname” — Norman French, via Latin origin
Boy's name · #1567 in the US (2025) · 2010s
Kalvin reached its best rank, #907, in 1988 and ranked #1567 in 2025. Roughly 6,700 boys have been named Kalvin since 1933. Kalvin is a rare spelling of Calvin — about 4% of babies given the name are written this way; Calvin itself ranked #132 in 2025.
Around the world: about 1 in 4,900 boys in Scotland (2025) · about 1 in 12,000 boys in Canada (2024).
Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 9 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
Among 19 notable people named Kalvin:
Sports figures appear 3.06× more often than among typical names — e.g. Kalvin Phillips, English association football player (born 1995).
Similar names: Calvin · Blaise · Khalid · Eliot · Adrien · Quintin
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