Given name & surname
Calvina
“one who is bald”
In Spanish use, Calvina carries the interpretation “one who is bald.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Spanish use, Calvina carries the interpretation “one who is bald.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Spanish.
How it developed
Calvina is used as a feminine counterpart of Calvino.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1924. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Calvina through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 127
- 0 boys · 127 girls
- Most popular year
- 1985
- 12 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 7 in 1994. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 12 in 1985. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 197 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Calvina’s family of names
Calvina is a feminine form of Calvino. Calvina has a related form in Calvean. Calvina has a related form in Calveana.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 13
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Calveinvariant
- Calvienvariant
- Calveanvariant
- Calveanavariant
- Calvienavariant
- Calveinavariant
- Calvinnavariant
- Calveenevariant
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Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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