Calvin

Calvin is a male given name: 99% of people named Calvin are men, and it is recorded as male in 2 of the 2 countries covered.

MaleHigh

Male 99%Female 1%

Verdict: Male
Male / female split: 99% male / 1% female
Confidence: High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States, Great Britain
US births since 1880: 200,150 male / 1,192 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Calvin

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Calvin," in English, "Guten Tag Calvin," in German. Calvin is a male given name: about 99% of people named Calvin are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Calvin,

German

Guten Tag Calvin,

French

Bonjour Calvin,

Spanish

Estimado/a Calvin:

Chinese

Calvin您好：

Japanese

Calvin様

English

Hi Calvin,

German

Hi Calvin,

French

Salut Calvin,

Spanish

Hola Calvin,

Chinese

Calvin你好：

Japanese

Calvinさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Calvin by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	very common	man's name	99%
Great Britain	rare	man's name	98%

United States birth data

200,150 male · 1,192 female · 201,342 births recorded

Male 99%Female 1%

Since 1980: 100% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Calvin a male or female name?

Calvin is a male given name: 99% of people named Calvin are men, and it is recorded as male in 2 of the 2 countries covered.

How do I address Calvin in an email?

Is Calvin a unisex name?

Calvin is not a unisex name: 99% of people named Calvin are men. Calvin leans strongly male overall.

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Calvin a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/calvin (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

@misc{dearwho_calvin,
  title  = {Is Calvin a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/calvin},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}