Kalvin

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A few things about Kalvin you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Kalvin

Kalvin Phillips

English association football player (born 1995)

Choose Kalvin and your child shares a first name with Kalvin Phillips, an English association football player. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Kalvin, like who?” Kalvin Phillips's Wikipedia article is available in 46 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 15,674 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Kalvin, 109 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Kalvin would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryKalvin first shows up in US birth records in 1933, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 92 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 1988, when it reached #907.
• 🍂TrendKalvin has slipped 267 places over the last five years and now sits at #1,564. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 📍Where it's lovedKalvin is most popular in Arizona, where it ranks #927, followed by Illinois (#935). It's in the top 1,000 in 2 states.
• 💬MeaningKalvin is an English form of Calvin, which means “bald”.

About the name Kalvin

Kalvin is a boy name of Latin origin meaning “bald”. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, starting with K and ending in “-vin”. US birth records list Kalvin for boys from 1933 to 2025, in 84 of those 93 years. Its best year was 1988, when it ranked #907 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #1,564, with 109 babies.

Origin:Latin names