Recorded 1900–2023 Girls' name Peak 2003 97 births

Caledonia — girls' name

97 babies named Caledonia in U.S. Social Security records since 1900, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s52000s402010s412020s11
2010s
Peak decade

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

2003
Single peak year

11 babies were named Caledonia in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Caledonia

The Social Security Administration has registered 97 babies named Caledonia between 1900 and 2023, spanning 124 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Caledonia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Caledonia performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 41 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Caledonia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Caledonia 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 97 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.

Caledonia at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

97

Since 1900

124 years of records

Peak year

2003

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1900

Recorded for 124 years

Last year on file: 2023

Caledonia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1900

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2003)
11
Annual births at peak — across 124 years of records
4681012 20232019201720142009200420011900 5

Caledonia by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
41 births that decade — 42% of Caledonia's all-time total
1900s52000s402010s412020s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Caledonia?
97 babies have been named Caledonia since 1900. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2003 with 11 births.
When was Caledonia most popular?
Caledonia was most popular in the 2010s decade with 41 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
How long has the name Caledonia been used?
Caledonia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1900, spanning 124 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Caledonia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Callie, Cali, Calista, Caleigh, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1900–2023 (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.