Total births
218
Girls' name · since 1978
Calle
218 babies named Calle in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 218
- total births
- 1978–2012
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 40%
- born in that decade
Calle is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 218 have been recorded since 1978.
Calle has 218 recorded births among girls since 1978, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 2012.
- 218 total births
- 1978–2012 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 40% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
218 girls have been named Calle since 1978, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2012.
- 218
- total births
- 1978–2012
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 40%
- born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade
40% of everyone ever named Calle was born in this single decade.
1998
Single peak year
12 babies were named Calle in 1998 - its busiest year on record.
Calle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Calle's SSA record in two at 1996 and the more recent half accounts for 59% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 41%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1978, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1998 peak of 12, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Calle at a glance
Last recorded 2012Peak year
1998
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1978
Calle popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2012
- Peak year (1998)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Calle by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Calle's strongest decade.
87 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Calle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
39 births
- 1990s
1990s
87 births
- 2000s
2000s
77 births
- 2010s 10
2010s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 87 births (40% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Calle? ▼
Since 1978, Social Security records show 218 babies named Calle. The most recent recorded year was 2012. Its busiest year on record was 1998, with 12 births.
When was Calle most popular? ▼
Calle was most popular in the 1990s decade with 87 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
How long has the name Calle been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Calle since 1978 -- 35 years through the most recent 2012 data.
What names are similar to Calle? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Callie, Cali, Calista, Calliope, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Calle's data
- Calle's decade-level peak was the 1990s (87 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Calle
Nearby Names Like Calle
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Calle
Callie Girl
#176 70,190 births
Cali Girl
#493 23,342 births
Calista Girl
#1453 7,504 births
Calliope Girl
#498 6,098 births
Caleigh Girl
#2711 5,768 births
Compare Calle side by side: Calle vs Callie Calle vs Cali Calle vs Calista
Related Names
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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, 1978–2012 (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. "Calle: Baby Name Since 1978 - 218 Births, Peak 1998." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/calle. 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 Calle 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.