Boys' name · since 2013

Callister

27 babies named Callister in U.S. Social Security records since 2013, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#26,590 of 45,481
all-time among boys
27
born since 2013
2010s
peak decade

Callister is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 27 have been recorded since 2013.

Social Security Administration records show Callister recorded 27 times among boys since 2013, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2013 to 2021.

  • #26,590 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 27 born since 2013
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Callister ranks #26,590 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 27 born since 2013, peaking in the 2010s.

#26,590 of 45,481
all-time among boys
27
born since 2013
2010s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Callister's 27 recorded births place it above 41.01% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Callister's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Callister's SSA record in two at 2018 and the more recent half accounts for 44% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 56%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2013, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2017 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Callister popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–2021

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2017)
10
Annual births at peak, across 9 years of records
4681012 2013201720182021 5

Callister by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (22 births, 81% of the file).

2010s was Callister's strongest decade.

22 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 81% of all-time use.

Callister births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 22 births (81% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Callister? ▼
Since 2013, Social Security records show 27 babies named Callister. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #26,590 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 2021. Its busiest year on record was 2017, with 10 births.
Where does Callister sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Callister ranks #26,590 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Callister most popular? ▼
Callister was most popular in the 2010s decade with 22 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
How long has the name Callister been used? ▼
Callister has been recorded in Social Security data since 2013, spanning 9 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Callister? ▼
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.

What to do with Callister's data

  • Callister's decade-level peak was the 2010s (22 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Callister

Nearby Names Like Callister

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Callister

Caleb Boy
#58 324,350 births
Calvin Boy
#132 221,064 births
Callum Boy
#118 16,051 births
Callan Boy
#190 11,164 births
Callen Boy
#517 9,501 births

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Related Names

Names with a similar number of total births

Esta
27 births · Peak 1916
Huley
27 births · Peak 1947
Tillie
27 births · Peak 1915
Thelmon
27 births · Peak 1910
Wilsie
27 births · Peak 1912
Villa
27 births · Peak 1914
Hasker
27 births · Peak 1916
Monford
27 births · Peak 1918

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Callister: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2013–2021 (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 Callister 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.