Calvert
Calvert is a given name and a surname of English, Scottish and Northern Irish origin.
Meaning & Origin of Calvert
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Calvert is a given name and a surname of English, Scottish and Northern Irish origin.
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The Story of Calvert
Calvert first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1902, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1924, when 31 Calverts were born — ranking #1,329 that year. As of 2026, Calvert ranks #12,301 for baby boys with 5 births, gradually falling (-14%). In total, more than 2K Calverts have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1900s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Where is Calvert most common?
Predicted country distribution based on naming patterns globally.
- United States36%
- New Zealand21%
- United Kingdom20%
- Australia15%
- Canada8%
Source: Nationalize.io . Probabilities are global naming-pattern estimates, not strict counts.
Names that sound like Calvert
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Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Calvert
Calvert is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1902 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Calvert's peak popularity came in 1924 when it ranked #1,329. Use the chart and map above to compare Calvert's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.