Boys' name · since 1914

Calip

Calip has 14 recorded births since 1914 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1914 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

14
total births
1914–1918
years on record
1910s
peak decade
100%
born in that decade

Calip sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 14 recorded since 1914.

Calip has 14 recorded births among boys since 1914, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 1918.

  • 14 total births
  • 1914–1918 years on record
  • 1910s peak decade
  • 100% born in that decade

Data updated Jun 2026

The verdict

14 boys have been named Calip since 1914, peaking in the 1910s, last recorded in 1918.

14
total births
1914–1918
years on record
1910s
peak decade
100%
born in that decade
1910s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Calip was born in this single decade.

1914
Single peak year

9 babies were named Calip in 1914 - its busiest year on record.

Calip's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Calip's full recorded timeline at 1918, 36% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 64% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1918, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1914 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Calip at a glance

Last recorded 1918

Total births

14

Since 1914

5 years of records

Peak year

1914

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1918

Active since

1914

Recorded for 5 years

Last year on file: 1918

Calip popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–1918

Last recorded 1918
Peak year (1914)
9
Annual births at peak, across 5 years of records
45678910 19141918 5

Calip by decade

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

1910s was Calip's strongest decade.

14 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Calip births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1910s at 14 births (100% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of June 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Calip?
Since 1914, Social Security records show 14 babies named Calip. The most recent recorded year was 1918. Its busiest year on record was 1914, with 9 births.
When was Calip most popular?
Calip was most popular in the 1910s decade with 14 total births. The single peak year was 1914.
How long has the name Calip been used?
The SSA has tracked Calip since 1914 -- 5 years through the most recent 1918 data.
What names are similar to Calip?
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.

Data Sources

Data as of June 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, 1914–1918 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Calip: Baby Name Since 1914 - 14 Births, Peak 1914." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/calip. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Calip 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 June 2026.