Boys' name · since 1984
Calab
360 babies named Calab in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,590 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 360
- born since 1984
- 2000s
- peak decade
360 boys have been named Calab since 1984, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Calab recorded 360 times among boys since 1984, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1984 to 2018.
- #9,590 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 360 born since 1984
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Calab ranks #9,590 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 360 born since 1984, peaking in the 2000s.
- #9,590 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 360
- born since 1984
- 2000s
- peak decade
Calab's 360 recorded births place it above 78.87% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Calab's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Calab splits its recorded history at 2000: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1985 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2007 peak of 26 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Calab popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–2018
- Peak year (2007)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Calab by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (151 births, 42% of the file).
2000s was Calab's strongest decade.
151 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Calab births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 31
1980s
31 births
- 1990s
1990s
134 births
- 2000s
2000s
151 births
- 2010s 44
2010s
44 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 151 births (42% of all-time use).
Calab by state
Where Calab concentrates geographically, total births since 1984
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 6 | 1.7% |
6 of 360 births nationwide.
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What to do with Calab's data
- Calab's decade-level peak was the 2000s (151 total births); usage has since declined to 44 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Calabs (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Calab: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~34 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1984–2018 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Calab draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.