US rank #6365 Unisex name Peak 2016 247 births

Caliber — #6365 US boys' name

247 babies named Caliber in U.S. Social Security records since 2004, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s252010s1362020s86
#6365
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 55% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Caliber was born in this single decade.

2016
Single peak year

26 babies were named Caliber in 2016 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Caliber

The Social Security Administration has registered 247 babies named Caliber between 2004 and 2024, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Caliber currently holds the #6365 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2016, when 26 babies received it in a single year. Caliber is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 17 additional births since 2016.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Caliber performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 136 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Caliber shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Oklahoma, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Caliber in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Caliber 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 247 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.

Caliber at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

247

Since 2004

21 years of records

Peak year

2016

26 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#6,365

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2004

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 2024

Caliber popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2004

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2016)
26
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
51015202530 2024202120182015201220092004 6

Caliber popularity over time — girls

17 total births recorded since 2016 (Caliber as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 17 births
4.555.566.5 202120202016 5

Caliber by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
136 births that decade — 55% of Caliber's all-time total
2000s252010s1362020s86

Caliber by state

Where Caliber concentrates geographically — total births since 2004

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Caliber
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Oklahoma
6 2.4%
Oklahoma share of Caliber's total US births 2.4%

6 of 247 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Caliber?
247 babies have been named Caliber since 2004. It currently ranks #6365 among boys. The peak year was 2016 with 26 births.
When was Caliber most popular?
Caliber was most popular in the 2010s decade with 136 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
Where is Caliber most popular?
The top states for the name Caliber are Oklahoma (6 births).
Is Caliber a unisex name?
Yes, Caliber is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 247 births, and as a girl's name it has 17 births.
How long has the name Caliber been used?
Caliber has been recorded in Social Security data since 2004, spanning 21 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Caliber?
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, 2004–2024 (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.