Unisex name · since 1998
Callaway
Callaway has 639 recorded births since 1998 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,817 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,822 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 639
- born since 1998
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Callaway is the #1822 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 639 recorded since 1998.
Callaway has 639 recorded births among boys since 1998, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1822 as of the latest data, more common than 87% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2025.
- #6,817 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,822 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 639 born since 1998
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Callaway ranks #6,817 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,822 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 639 born since 1998, peaking in the 2020s.
- #6,817 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,822 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 639
- born since 1998
- 2020s
- peak decade
Callaway's 639 recorded births place it above 85% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Callaway compares
639 Top 39% higher than 61% of 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
Callaway's all-time total is 73% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Callaway | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 639 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 88 | 34 | 22,252 |
Callaway's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Callaway's full recorded timeline at 2013, 80% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 20% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2000, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 88 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Callaway popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 88
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Callaway popularity over time - girls
582 total births recorded since 1994 (Callaway as girls' name)
Callaway by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (345 births, 54% of the file).
2020s was Callaway's strongest decade.
345 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Callaway births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 12
1990s
12 births
- 2000s 77
2000s
77 births
- 2010s
2010s
205 births
- 2020s
2020s
345 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 345 births (54% of all-time use).
How Callaway compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Callaway's total volume
Callaway by state
Where Callaway concentrates geographically, total births since 1998
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 48 | 7.5% |
| #2 | Missouri | | 13 | 2.0% |
| #3 | Tennessee | | 11 | 1.7% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 6 | 0.9% |
| #5 | Florida | | 5 | 0.8% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.8% |
| #7 | Indiana | | 5 | 0.8% |
| #8 | Kansas | | 5 | 0.8% |
48 of 639 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Callaway appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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- Texas records the most Callaways (48 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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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, 1998–2025 (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 Callaway 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.