Recorded 1929–1992 Girls' name Peak 1960 267 births

Calleen — girls' name

267 babies named Calleen in U.S. Social Security records since 1929, with the highest year being 1960. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s71940s201950s791960s771970s431980s321990s9
1950s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Calleen was born in this single decade.

1960
Single peak year

15 babies were named Calleen in 1960 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Calleen

The Social Security Administration has registered 267 babies named Calleen between 1929 and 1992, spanning 64 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Calleen currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1992. The name reached its historical peak in 1960, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Calleen performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 79 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Calleen shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Utah, which accounts for 12 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California. In total, SSA state-level files list Calleen in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Calleen 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 267 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.

Calleen at a glance

Last recorded 1992

Total births

267

Since 1929

64 years of records

Peak year

1960

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1992

Active since

1929

Recorded for 64 years

Last year on file: 1992

Calleen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–1929

Last recorded 1992
Peak year (1960)
15
Annual births at peak — across 64 years of records
05101520 19921983197519671962195719511929 7

Calleen by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
79 births that decade — 30% of Calleen's all-time total
1920s71940s201950s791960s771970s431980s321990s9

Calleen by state

Where Calleen concentrates geographically — total births since 1929

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Calleen
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Utah
12 4.5%
#2 California
5 1.9%
Utah share of Calleen's total US births 4.5%
Even split

12 of 267 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Calleen?
267 babies have been named Calleen since 1929. It was last recorded in 1992. The peak year was 1960 with 15 births.
When was Calleen most popular?
Calleen was most popular in the 1950s decade with 79 total births. The single peak year was 1960.
Where is Calleen most popular?
The top states for the name Calleen are Utah (12 births), California (5 births).
How long has the name Calleen been used?
Calleen has been recorded in Social Security data since 1929, spanning 64 years of data through 1992.
What names are similar to Calleen?
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, 1929–1992 (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.