Girls' name · since 1882
Caldonia
Caldonia has 706 recorded births since 1882 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1919 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,465 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 706
- born since 1882
- 1910s
- peak decade
Caldonia sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 706 recorded since 1882.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Caldonia has been recorded 706 times among girls since 1882, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1910s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1882 to 2016.
- #9,465 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 706 born since 1882
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Caldonia ranks #9,465 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 706 born since 1882, peaking in the 1910s.
- #9,465 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 706
- born since 1882
- 1910s
- peak decade
Caldonia's 706 recorded births place it above 86.9% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Mississippi.
Caldonia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Caldonia splits its recorded history at 1919: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1884 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1919 peak of 27 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Caldonia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1882–2016
- Peak year (1919)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 135 years of records
Caldonia by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (169 births, 24% of the file).
1910s was Caldonia's strongest decade.
169 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Caldonia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 25
1880s
25 births
- 1890s 56
1890s
56 births
- 1900s
1900s
109 births
- 1910s
1910s
169 births
- 1920s
1920s
158 births
- 1930s
1930s
90 births
- 1940s
1940s
94 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 169 births (24% of all-time use).
How Caldonia compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Caldonia's total volume
Caldonia by state
Where Caldonia concentrates geographically, total births since 1882
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Mississippi | | 32 | 4.5% |
| #2 | Louisiana | | 18 | 2.5% |
| #3 | Texas | | 11 | 1.6% |
| #4 | Arkansas | | 6 | 0.8% |
| #5 | Alabama | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.7% |
32 of 706 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Caldonia's data
- Caldonia's decade-level peak was the 1910s (169 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Mississippi records the most Caldonias (32 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Mississippi names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Caldonia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1919)
Similar record span (~134 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, 1882–2016 (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 Caldonia 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.