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1849Kalevala (Translation 1988 by Eino Friberg) 6:213-214:
Joko ammuit Väinämöisen, / Kaotit Kalevan poian?
Have you now shot Väinämöinen, / Killed the son of Kaleva?
a male given name taken into use after the publication of the Finnish national epic Kalevala; more popular in the form Kalevi
1937, Anni Swan, Ritvan suojatit, WSOY, published 1956, page 40:
―Minusta nimeni on hyvä sellaisenaan, vakuutti Ritva täyttäessään kupit kuohuvalla suklaalla. Isäni on vakuutusasiamies. En suinkaan tahtoisi sellaista nimeä kuin Kaleva tai Salama tai Suomi.
―I think my name is good as is, Ritva assured as she filled the cups with hot chocolate. My father is an insurance agent. I certainly wouldn't want a name like Kaleva or Salama or Suomi.
Etunimistäni oli Urhossa minusta vähän itsekehua ja pöyhkeilyä enkä minä siitä ole koskaan pitänyt. Mutta Kaleva on minusta aina ollut hyvin kaunis nimi.
Out of my first names, I think Urho was always a bit boastful and flaunty, and I never particularly liked it. Kaleva on the other hand I thought was always a beautiful name.
Finland's fifth-largest morning newspaper, published in Oulu.
The given name Kaleva belongs to 47 male individuals (and as a middle name to 2,156 more, making it overwhelmingly more common as a middle name), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
Kaleva is the 1601st (tied with 3 other surnames) most common surname in Finland, belonging to 536 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
References
^ Heikkilä, Mikko. Kaleva and his Sons from Kalanti – On the Etymology of Certain Names in Finnic Mythology
