Girls' name · since 1929
Calleen
Since 1929, U.S. Social Security records show 267 babies named Calleen, peaking in 1960. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #16,942 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 267
- born since 1929
- 1950s
- peak decade
267 girls have been named Calleen since 1929, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Calleen recorded 267 times among girls since 1929, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1929 to 1992.
- #16,942 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 267 born since 1929
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Calleen ranks #16,942 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 267 born since 1929, peaking in the 1950s.
- #16,942 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 267
- born since 1929
- 1950s
- peak decade
Calleen's 267 recorded births place it above 76.52% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Utah.
Calleen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Calleen splits its recorded history at 1965: 42% of all births land in the more recent half, 58% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1954 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1960 peak of 15 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Calleen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1929–1992
- Peak year (1960)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 64 years of records
Calleen by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (79 births, 30% of the file).
1950s was Calleen's strongest decade.
79 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Calleen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 7
1920s
7 births
- 1940s 20
1940s
20 births
- 1950s
1950s
79 births
- 1960s
1960s
77 births
- 1970s
1970s
43 births
- 1980s
1980s
32 births
- 1990s 9
1990s
9 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 79 births (30% of all-time use).
Calleen by state
Where Calleen concentrates geographically, total births since 1929
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Utah | | 12 | 4.5% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 1.9% |
12 of 267 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Calleen's data
- Calleen's decade-level peak was the 1950s (79 total births); usage has since declined to 9 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Utah records the most Calleens (12 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Utah names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Calleen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1960)
Similar record span (~63 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, 1929–1992 (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 Calleen 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.