Recorded 1984–2018 Boys' name Peak 2007 360 births

Calab — boys' name

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.

1980s311990s1342000s1512010s44
2000s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Calab was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

26 babies were named Calab in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Calab

The Social Security Administration has registered 360 babies named Calab between 1984 and 2018, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Calab currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 26 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Calab performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 151 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Calab shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Calab in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Calab in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 360 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Calab at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

360

Since 1984

35 years of records

Peak year

2007

26 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1984

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 2018

Calab popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1984

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (2007)
26
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
051015202530 201820112007200319991995199119871984 6

Calab by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
151 births that decade — 42% of Calab's all-time total
1980s311990s1342000s1512010s44

Calab by state

Where Calab concentrates geographically — total births since 1984

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Calab
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
6 1.7%
Texas share of Calab's total US births 1.7%

6 of 360 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Calab?
360 babies have been named Calab since 1984. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 2007 with 26 births.
When was Calab most popular?
Calab was most popular in the 2000s decade with 151 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Calab most popular?
The top states for the name Calab are Texas (6 births).
How long has the name Calab been used?
Calab has been recorded in Social Security data since 1984, spanning 35 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Calab?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Caleb, Calvin, Callum, Callan, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1984–2018 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.