At a glance
- In short
- Calvert is an English male name derived from an occupational surname originating in the Middle Ages, formed from Old English cealf (“calf”) and hierde (“herd”) to denote a herder of calves.
- U.S. rank 2025
- #10,695 of boy names (outside the top 1,000)
- Babies in 2025
- 6 (<0.01% of boys)
- Trend
- Slipping #7,502 in 2020 to #10,695 in 2025
- Peak
- #1,127 in 1914
- First recorded
- 1902
Meaning of Calvert
Calvert is an English male name derived from an occupational surname originating in the Middle Ages, formed from Old English cealf (“calf”) and hierde (“herd”) to denote a herder of calves. Later adopted as a given name, it evokes the colonial legacy of the Calvert family—most prominently the Barons Baltimore who founded Maryland—imparting associations of early American leadership and landed aristocracy. Phonetically rendered KAL-vurt (/ˈkælvərt/), the name maintains a low but stable presence in the United States: between 2020 and 2024, annual births named Calvert ranged from five to ten, with its ranking held consistently in the low 900s. Its modest frequency, coupled with clear pronunciation and spelling, offers parents a choice that balances historical resonance with modern rarity.
How to pronounce Calvert
English
- Pronounced KAL-vurt /ˈkælvərt/
Popularity of Calvert in the U.S.
Calvert was the #10,695 boy name in the U.S. in 2025, with 6 babies. It peaked at #1,127 in 1914. It first appears in the records in 1902.
- Rank among U.S. boy names (right scale, #1 at the top)
Year-by-year table, 1902–2025 110 rows
| Year | Babies | Rank | vs previous year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | 10,695 | ▲ 1,654 |
| 2024 | 5 | 12,349 | ▼ 1,528 |
| 2023 | 6 | 10,821 | ▼ 1,831 |
| 2022 | 8 | 8,990 | ▲ 3,156 |
| 2021 | 5 | 12,146 | ▼ 4,644 |
| 2020 | 10 | 7,502 | ▲ 4,643 |
| 2019 | 5 | 12,145 | ▼ 3,326 |
| 2018 | 8 | 8,819 | ▼ 679 |
| 2017 | 9 | 8,140 | ▲ 2,604 |
| 2016 | 6 | 10,744 | back (not recorded in 2015) |
| 2014 | 12 | 6,632 | ▲ 4,096 |
| 2013 | 6 | 10,728 | back (not recorded in 2009–2012) |
| 2008 | 6 | 11,037 | ▼ 1,249 |
| 2007 | 7 | 9,788 | ▲ 2,267 |
| 2006 | 5 | 12,055 | ▼ 1,904 |
| 2005 | 6 | 10,151 | ▼ 203 |
| 2004 | 6 | 9,948 | ▼ 1,305 |
| 2003 | 7 | 8,643 | back (not recorded in 2002) |
| 2001 | 8 | 7,536 | ▼ 1,616 |
| 2000 | 11 | 5,920 | ▼ 603 |
| 1999 | 12 | 5,317 | ▲ 2,243 |
| 1998 | 7 | 7,560 | ▼ 1,460 |
| 1997 | 9 | 6,100 | ▼ 913 |
| 1996 | 11 | 5,187 | ▲ 2,605 |
| 1995 | 6 | 7,792 | ▼ 2,683 |
| 1994 | 11 | 5,109 | ▲ 3,591 |
| 1993 | 5 | 8,700 | ▼ 4,373 |
| 1992 | 13 | 4,327 | ▲ 433 |
| 1991 | 11 | 4,760 | ▼ 353 |
| 1990 | 12 | 4,407 | ▲ 1,822 |
| 1989 | 7 | 6,229 | ▼ 2,314 |
| 1988 | 12 | 3,915 | ▲ 1,053 |
| 1987 | 8 | 4,968 | ▲ 364 |
| 1986 | 7 | 5,332 | ▼ 1,527 |
| 1985 | 11 | 3,805 | ▼ 535 |
| 1984 | 13 | 3,270 | ▼ 40 |
| 1983 | 13 | 3,230 | ▼ 804 |
| 1982 | 20 | 2,426 | ▲ 1,727 |
| 1981 | 9 | 4,153 | ▼ 1,617 |
| 1980 | 19 | 2,536 | ▲ 1,532 |
| 1979 | 9 | 4,068 | ▲ 89 |
| 1978 | 8 | 4,157 | ▼ 1,120 |
| 1977 | 13 | 3,037 | ▲ 1,898 |
| 1976 | 6 | 4,935 | ▼ 1,857 |
| 1975 | 12 | 3,078 | ▼ 132 |
| 1974 | 12 | 2,946 | ▼ 89 |
| 1973 | 12 | 2,857 | ▼ 699 |
| 1972 | 18 | 2,158 | ▲ 45 |
| 1971 | 18 | 2,203 | ▼ 78 |
| 1970 | 18 | 2,125 | ▼ 520 |
| 1969 | 26 | 1,605 | ▲ 126 |
| 1968 | 21 | 1,731 | ▼ 191 |
| 1967 | 25 | 1,540 | ▲ 351 |
| 1966 | 17 | 1,891 | ▼ 171 |
| 1965 | 21 | 1,720 | ▲ 73 |
| 1964 | 20 | 1,793 | ▲ 322 |
| 1963 | 15 | 2,115 | ▲ 249 |
| 1962 | 12 | 2,364 | ▼ 729 |
| 1961 | 24 | 1,635 | ▲ 275 |
| 1960 | 18 | 1,910 | ▼ 245 |
| 1959 | 23 | 1,665 | ▼ 219 |
| 1958 | 29 | 1,446 | ▲ 269 |
| 1957 | 22 | 1,715 | ▼ 183 |
| 1956 | 26 | 1,532 | ▼ 49 |
| 1955 | 27 | 1,483 | ▼ 75 |
| 1954 | 29 | 1,408 | ▲ 222 |
| 1953 | 22 | 1,630 | ▲ 621 |
| 1952 | 12 | 2,251 | ▼ 526 |
| 1951 | 19 | 1,725 | ▼ 226 |
| 1950 | 24 | 1,499 | ▼ 65 |
| 1949 | 26 | 1,434 | ▲ 222 |
| 1948 | 20 | 1,656 | ▲ 130 |
| 1947 | 18 | 1,786 | ▼ 144 |
| 1946 | 19 | 1,642 | ▲ 55 |
| 1945 | 16 | 1,697 | ▲ 113 |
| 1944 | 15 | 1,810 | ▲ 176 |
| 1943 | 14 | 1,986 | ▼ 119 |
| 1942 | 15 | 1,867 | ▼ 108 |
| 1941 | 16 | 1,759 | ▼ 471 |
| 1940 | 27 | 1,288 | ▲ 35 |
| 1939 | 25 | 1,323 | ▲ 153 |
| 1938 | 21 | 1,476 | ▲ 212 |
| 1937 | 17 | 1,688 | ▼ 304 |
| 1936 | 23 | 1,384 | ▲ 743 |
| 1935 | 12 | 2,127 | ▼ 267 |
| 1934 | 15 | 1,860 | ▼ 455 |
| 1933 | 23 | 1,405 | ▲ 443 |
| 1932 | 16 | 1,848 | ▲ 79 |
| 1931 | 15 | 1,927 | ▼ 234 |
| 1930 | 19 | 1,693 | ▼ 129 |
| 1929 | 22 | 1,564 | ▲ 823 |
| 1928 | 12 | 2,387 | ▼ 740 |
| 1927 | 22 | 1,647 | ▼ 82 |
| 1926 | 23 | 1,565 | ▲ 63 |
| 1925 | 22 | 1,628 | ▼ 299 |
| 1924 | 31 | 1,329 | ▲ 173 |
| 1923 | 25 | 1,502 | ▼ 106 |
| 1922 | 28 | 1,396 | ▲ 153 |
| 1921 | 24 | 1,549 | ▼ 133 |
| 1920 | 27 | 1,416 | ▲ 33 |
| 1919 | 25 | 1,449 | ▲ 199 |
| 1918 | 21 | 1,648 | ▼ 61 |
| 1917 | 21 | 1,587 | ▲ 7 |
| 1916 | 20 | 1,594 | ▼ 288 |
| 1915 | 26 | 1,306 | ▼ 179 |
| 1914 | 26 | 1,127 | ▲ 676 |
| 1913 | 10 | 1,803 | ▼ 535 |
| 1912 | 14 | 1,268 | ▼ 78 |
| 1911 | 9 | 1,190 | back (not recorded in 1903–1910) |
| 1902 | 5 | 1,137 | new |
Notable people named Calvert
- Calvert Ward Watkins was an American linguist and Harvard professor best known for his book How to Kill a Dragon.
- Calvert Vaux was an English-American architect and landscape designer who helped create New York City's Central Park and Prospect Park.
- Cecilius Calvert Magruder was a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.
- Calvert Hinton Arnold was a United States Army brigadier general who held key Signal Corps leadership roles during World War II.