Given name
Kalven
“the little bald one”
Kalven is a variant of Kalvin. One English interpretation is “the little bald one.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Kalven is a variant of Kalvin. One English interpretation is “the little bald one.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Kalven is a variant of Kalvin. An origin associated with Kalvin is English.
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
Kalven through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 129
- 129 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2012
- 14 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 boys is 5 in 2018. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 14 in 2012. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 186 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.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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