Given name
Calvyn
“the little bald one”
Calvyn is a variant of Calvin. One French interpretation is “the little bald one.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Calvyn is a variant of Calvin. One French interpretation is “the little bald one.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Calvyn is a variant of Calvin. An origin associated with Calvin is French.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1998. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Calvyn through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 105
- 105 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2010
- 10 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −100%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2019. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Calvyn’s family of names
Calvyn has a related form in Calvin. In Afrikaans usage, Calvyn has a conventional equivalent in the English form Calvin.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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