Unisex name · since 2018
Calihan
Since 2018, U.S. Social Security records show 201 babies named Calihan, peaking in 2021. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,910 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,693 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 201
- born since 2018
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Calihan is the #4693 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 201 recorded since 2018.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Calihan has been recorded 201 times among boys since 2018, currently ranked #4693 nationally and more common than 66% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2018 to 2025.
- #12,910 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,693 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 201 born since 2018
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Calihan ranks #12,910 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,693 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 201 born since 2018, peaking in the 2020s.
- #12,910 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,693 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 201
- born since 2018
- 2020s
- peak decade
Calihan's 201 recorded births place it above 71.55% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by North Carolina.
How Calihan compares
201 38th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Calihan's all-time total is 46% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Calihan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 201 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 40 | 34 | 22,252 |
Calihan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Calihan's full recorded timeline at 2022, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2018, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2021 peak of 40 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Calihan popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 40
- Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
Calihan popularity over time - girls
24 total births recorded since 2020 (Calihan as girls' name)
Calihan by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (184 births, 92% of the file).
2020s was Calihan's strongest decade.
184 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 92% of all-time use.
Calihan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s 17
2010s
17 births
- 2020s
2020s
184 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 184 births (92% of all-time use).
Calihan by state
Where Calihan concentrates geographically, total births since 2018
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 7 | 3.5% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 2.5% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 2.5% |
7 of 201 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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- North Carolina records the most Calihans (7 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina 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 Calihan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
Similar record span (~7 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, 2018–2025 (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 Calihan 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.