Unisex name · since 1984
Calais
Since 1984, U.S. Social Security records show 179 babies named Calais, peaking in 2010. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #20,935 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 179
- born since 1984
- 2010s
- peak decade
Calais is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 179 have been recorded since 1984.
Calais has 179 recorded births among girls since 1984, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1984 to 2024.
- #20,935 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 179 born since 1984
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Calais ranks #20,935 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 179 born since 1984, peaking in the 2010s.
- #20,935 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 179
- born since 1984
- 2010s
- peak decade
Calais's 179 recorded births place it above 70.98% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Calais's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Calais's SSA record in two at 2009 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1989, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2010 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Calais popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–2024
- Peak year (2010)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Calais popularity over time - boys
84 total births recorded since 2017 (Calais as boys' name)
Calais by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (64 births, 36% of the file).
2010s was Calais's strongest decade.
64 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Calais births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
42 births
- 1990s 24
1990s
24 births
- 2000s
2000s
27 births
- 2010s
2010s
64 births
- 2020s 22
2020s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 64 births (36% of all-time use).
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- Calais's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (64 total births) through the 2020s (22) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Calais: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~40 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, 1984–2024 (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 Calais 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.