Boys' name · since 1983
Calib
515 babies named Calib in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,761 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 515
- born since 1983
- 2000s
- peak decade
Calib is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 515 have been recorded since 1983.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Calib has been recorded 515 times among boys since 1983, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1983 to 2020.
- #7,761 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 515 born since 1983
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Calib ranks #7,761 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 515 born since 1983, peaking in the 2000s.
- #7,761 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 515
- born since 1983
- 2000s
- peak decade
Calib's 515 recorded births place it above 82.92% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Louisiana.
Calib's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Calib splits its recorded history at 2003: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1983 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2002 peak of 30 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Calib popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–2020
- Peak year (2002)
- 30
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Calib by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (229 births, 44% of the file).
2000s was Calib's strongest decade.
229 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Calib births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 28
1980s
28 births
- 1990s
1990s
153 births
- 2000s
2000s
229 births
- 2010s
2010s
100 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 229 births (44% of all-time use).
How Calib compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Calib's total volume
Calib by state
Where Calib concentrates geographically, total births since 1983
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Louisiana | | 5 | 1.0% |
5 of 515 births nationwide.
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What to do with Calib's data
- Calib's decade-level peak was the 2000s (229 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Louisiana records the most Calibs (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Louisiana names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Calib: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2002)
Similar record span (~37 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, 1983–2020 (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 Calib 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.