US rank #1849 Unisex name Peak 2024 596 births

Calloway — #1849 US boys' name

596 babies named Calloway in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s151920s201930s211990s132000s312010s1932020s303
#1849
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 87% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Calloway was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

87 babies were named Calloway in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Calloway

The Social Security Administration has registered 596 babies named Calloway between 1912 and 2024, spanning 113 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Calloway currently holds the #1849 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 87 babies received it in a single year. Calloway is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 115 additional births since 2012.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Calloway performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 303 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Calloway shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 25 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Tennessee and Kentucky. In total, SSA state-level files list Calloway in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Calloway 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 596 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.

Calloway at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

596

Since 1912

113 years of records

Peak year

2024

87 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#1,849

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1912

Recorded for 113 years

Last year on file: 2024

Calloway popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1912

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
87
Annual births at peak — across 113 years of records
020406080100 202420202016201220081997193419201912 5

Calloway popularity over time — girls

115 total births recorded since 2012 (Calloway as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 115 births
0510152025 20242023202220212020201920182017201620142012 5

Calloway by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
303 births that decade — 51% of Calloway's all-time total
1910s151920s201930s211990s132000s312010s1932020s303

Calloway by state

Where Calloway concentrates geographically — total births since 1912

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Calloway
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
25 4.2%
#2 Tennessee
20 3.4%
#3 Kentucky
6 1.0%
#4 Minnesota
6 1.0%
#5 Ohio
6 1.0%
#6 Indiana
5 0.8%
#7 Missouri
5 0.8%
Texas share of Calloway's total US births 4.2%
Even split

25 of 596 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Calloway?
596 babies have been named Calloway since 1912. It currently ranks #1849 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 87 births.
When was Calloway most popular?
Calloway was most popular in the 2020s decade with 303 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Calloway most popular?
The top states for the name Calloway are Texas (25 births), Tennessee (20 births), Kentucky (6 births).
Is Calloway a unisex name?
Yes, Calloway is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 596 births, and as a girl's name it has 115 births.
How long has the name Calloway been used?
Calloway has been recorded in Social Security data since 1912, spanning 113 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Calloway?
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.

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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, 1912–2024 (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.