Kalevi

Meaning

"of Kaleva", the giant mythic ancestor-figure the Kalevala epic is named for; often glossed as "hero" or "strong man"

Popularity, 1890–2024

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Kalevi has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.

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