# Kalervo (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/kalervo/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys and girls |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | not in the US data |
| Boys / girls in the US | not in the US data |
| Babies in England and Wales | not in the ONS data |

## People named Kalervo

- Kalervo Toivonen, athletics competitor (1913–2006)
- Kalervo Rauhala, Finnish wrestler (1930–2016)
- Kalervo Tuukkanen, Finnish composer (1909–1979)
- Kalervo Oberg, Canadian anthropologist (1901–1973)
- Kalervo Palsa, Finnish artist (1947–1987)
- Matti Pellonpää, Finnish actor (1951–1995)
- Esa Tikkanen, Finnish ice hockey player
- Matti Salminen, Finnish singer
- Arto Bryggare, Finnish politician and former hurdler
- Reino Paasilinna, Finnish politician and writer (1939-2022)
- Uuno Klami, Finnish composer (1900–1961)
- Oiva Toikka, Finnish glass designer and ceramist (1931-2019)

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.