Recorded 1914–1918 Boys' name Peak 1914 14 births

Calip — boys' name

14 babies named Calip in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1914. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s14
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.

What the Data Says About Calip

The Social Security Administration has registered 14 babies named Calip between 1914 and 1918, spanning 5 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Calip currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1918. The name reached its historical peak in 1914, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Calip performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 14 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Calip 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 14 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.

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 · 1918–1914

Last recorded 1918
Peak year (1914)
9
Annual births at peak — across 5 years of records
45678910 19181914 9

Calip by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
14 births that decade — 100% of Calip's all-time total
1910s14

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Calip?
14 babies have been named Calip since 1914. It was last recorded in 1918. The peak year 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?
Calip has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 5 years of data through 1918.
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 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1914–1918 (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.