Recorded 1981–2021 Boys' name Peak 2001 728 births

Calob — boys' name

728 babies named Calob in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s351990s2402000s3722010s762020s5
2000s
Peak decade

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

2001
Single peak year

57 babies were named Calob in 2001 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Calob

The Social Security Administration has registered 728 babies named Calob between 1981 and 2021, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Calob currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 57 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Calob performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 372 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Calob shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Ohio, which accounts for 19 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Calob in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Calob 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 728 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.

Calob at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

728

Since 1981

41 years of records

Peak year

2001

57 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1981

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 2021

Calob popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1981

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2001)
57
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
0204060 202120122008200420001996199219881981 7

Calob by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
372 births that decade — 51% of Calob's all-time total
1980s351990s2402000s3722010s762020s5

Calob by state

Where Calob concentrates geographically — total births since 1981

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Calob
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Ohio
19 2.6%
#2 Texas
17 2.3%
#3 Florida
5 0.7%
#4 Michigan
5 0.7%
Ohio share of Calob's total US births 2.6%
Even split

19 of 728 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Calob?
728 babies have been named Calob since 1981. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 2001 with 57 births.
When was Calob most popular?
Calob was most popular in the 2000s decade with 372 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
Where is Calob most popular?
The top states for the name Calob are Ohio (19 births), Texas (17 births), Florida (5 births).
How long has the name Calob been used?
Calob has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 41 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Calob?
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, 1981–2021 (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.