Recorded 1916–1938 Boys' name Peak 1918 34 births

Callis — boys' name

34 babies named Callis in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s131920s161930s5
1920s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Callis was born in this single decade.

1918
Single peak year

7 babies were named Callis in 1918 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Callis

The Social Security Administration has registered 34 babies named Callis between 1916 and 1938, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Callis currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1938. The name reached its historical peak in 1918, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Callis performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Callis shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Callis 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 34 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.

Callis at a glance

Last recorded 1938

Total births

34

Since 1916

23 years of records

Peak year

1918

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1938

Active since

1916

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 1938

Callis popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1938–1916

Last recorded 1938
Peak year (1918)
7
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 193819271926192119181916 6

Callis by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
16 births that decade — 47% of Callis's all-time total
1910s131920s161930s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Callis?
34 babies have been named Callis since 1916. It was last recorded in 1938. The peak year was 1918 with 7 births.
When was Callis most popular?
Callis was most popular in the 1920s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
How long has the name Callis been used?
Callis has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 23 years of data through 1938.
What names are similar to Callis?
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, 1916–1938 (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.