Recorded 1988–2020 Unisex name Peak 2010 127 births

Callin — boys' name

127 babies named Callin in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s71990s162000s372010s622020s5
2010s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Callin was born in this single decade.

2010
Single peak year

15 babies were named Callin in 2010 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Callin

The Social Security Administration has registered 127 babies named Callin between 1988 and 2020, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Callin currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 2010, when 15 babies received it in a single year. Callin is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 7 additional births since 1988.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Callin performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 62 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Callin shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Callin 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 127 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.

Callin at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

127

Since 1988

33 years of records

Peak year

2010

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1988

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 2020

Callin popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1988

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (2010)
15
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
05101520 2020201520122008200319991988 7

Callin popularity over time — girls

7 total births recorded since 1988 (Callin as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 7 births
7 1988 7

Callin by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
62 births that decade — 49% of Callin's all-time total
1980s71990s162000s372010s622020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Callin?
127 babies have been named Callin since 1988. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 2010 with 15 births.
When was Callin most popular?
Callin was most popular in the 2010s decade with 62 total births. The single peak year was 2010.
Is Callin a unisex name?
Yes, Callin is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 127 births, and as a girl's name it has 7 births.
How long has the name Callin been used?
Callin has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 33 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Callin?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Caleb, Calvin, Callum, Callan, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1988–2020 (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.