Recorded 1978–2012 Girls' name Peak 1998 218 births

Calle — girls' name

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.

1970s51980s391990s872000s772010s10
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.

What the Data Says About Calle

The Social Security Administration has registered 218 babies named Calle between 1978 and 2012, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Calle currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Calle performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 87 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Calle shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Calle 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 218 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.

Calle at a glance

Last recorded 2012

Total births

218

Since 1978

35 years of records

Peak year

1998

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

1978

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 2012

Calle popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–1978

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (1998)
12
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
468101214 20122005200119971993198919851978 5

Calle by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
87 births that decade — 40% of Calle's all-time total
1970s51980s391990s872000s772010s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Calle?
218 babies have been named Calle since 1978. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year 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?
Calle has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 35 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Calle?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Callie, Cali, Calista, Caleigh, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1978–2012 (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.