US rank #11835 Boys' name Peak 2015 57 births

Calev — #11835 US boys' name

57 babies named Calev in U.S. Social Security records since 2013, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s332020s24
#11835
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 17% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Calev was born in this single decade.

2015
Single peak year

9 babies were named Calev in 2015 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Calev

The Social Security Administration has registered 57 babies named Calev between 2013 and 2024, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Calev currently holds the #11835 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2015, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Calev performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 33 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Calev shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Calev 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 57 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.

Calev at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

57

Since 2013

12 years of records

Peak year

2015

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#11,835

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2013

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 2024

Calev popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2013

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2015)
9
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
45678910 202420232022202020192018201520142013 7

Calev by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
33 births that decade — 58% of Calev's all-time total
2010s332020s24

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Calev?
57 babies have been named Calev since 2013. It currently ranks #11835 among boys. The peak year was 2015 with 9 births.
When was Calev most popular?
Calev was most popular in the 2010s decade with 33 total births. The single peak year was 2015.
How long has the name Calev been used?
Calev has been recorded in Social Security data since 2013, spanning 12 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Calev?
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.

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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, 2013–2024 (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.