Unisex name · since 1912
Calloway
Calloway has 719 recorded births since 1912 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,325 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,469 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 719
- born since 1912
- 2020s
- peak decade
719 babies have been named Calloway since 1912, making it today's #1469 unisex name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Calloway has been recorded 719 times among boys since 1912, currently ranked #1469 nationally and more common than 89% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 2025.
- #6,325 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,469 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 719 born since 1912
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Calloway ranks #6,325 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,469 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 719 born since 1912, peaking in the 2020s.
- #6,325 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,469 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 719
- born since 1912
- 2020s
- peak decade
Calloway's 719 recorded births place it above 86.09% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Calloway compares
719 Top 37% higher than 63% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Calloway's all-time total is 95% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Calloway | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 719 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 121 | 34 | 22,252 |
Calloway's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Calloway splits its recorded history at 2010: 86% of all births land in the more recent half, 14% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1912 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 121 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Calloway popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 121
- Annual births at peak, across 114 years of records
Calloway popularity over time - girls
138 total births recorded since 2012 (Calloway as girls' name)
Calloway by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (426 births, 59% of the file).
2020s was Calloway's strongest decade.
426 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Calloway births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 15
1910s
15 births
- 1920s 20
1920s
20 births
- 1930s 21
1930s
21 births
- 1990s 13
1990s
13 births
- 2000s 31
2000s
31 births
- 2010s
2010s
193 births
- 2020s
2020s
426 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 426 births (59% of all-time use).
How Calloway compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Calloway's total volume
Calloway by state
Where Calloway concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 42 | 5.8% |
| #2 | Tennessee | | 28 | 3.9% |
| #3 | Missouri | | 12 | 1.7% |
| #4 | Indiana | | 10 | 1.4% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 7 | 1.0% |
| #6 | Arizona | | 6 | 0.8% |
| #7 | Kentucky | | 6 | 0.8% |
| #8 | Minnesota | | 6 | 0.8% |
42 of 719 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Calloway appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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- Texas records the most Calloways (42 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Calloway: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~113 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, 1912–2025 (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 Calloway 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.