Boys' name · since 1972
Caliph
Caliph has 207 recorded births since 1972 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1974 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #12,739 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,345 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 207
- born since 1972
- 1970s
- peak decade
Caliph currently ranks #12345 among boys' names in America, with 207 babies recorded since 1972.
Social Security Administration records show Caliph recorded 207 times among boys since 1972, holding rank #12345 nationally today, ahead of 11% of boys, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2025.
- #12,739 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,345 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 207 born since 1972
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Caliph ranks #12,739 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,345 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 207 born since 1972, peaking in the 1970s.
- #12,739 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,345 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 207
- born since 1972
- 1970s
- peak decade
Caliph's 207 recorded births place it above 71.93% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Caliph compares
207 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
Caliph's all-time total is 44% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Caliph | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 207 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 13 | 34 | 22,252 |
Caliph's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Caliph's SSA record in two at 1998 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1972, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1974 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Caliph popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2025
- Peak year (1974)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Caliph by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (54 births, 26% of the file).
1970s was Caliph's strongest decade.
54 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Caliph births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
54 births
- 1980s 20
1980s
20 births
- 1990s
1990s
47 births
- 2000s
2000s
50 births
- 2010s
2010s
31 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 54 births (26% of all-time use).
Caliph by state
Where Caliph concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 8 | 3.9% |
8 of 207 births nationwide.
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What to do with Caliph's data
- Caliph's decade-level peak was the 1970s (54 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.
- New York records the most Caliphs (8 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Caliph: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1974)
Similar record span (~53 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, 1972–2025 (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 Caliph 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.