Boys' name · since 1914

Calogero

Since 1914, U.S. Social Security records show 597 babies named Calogero, peaking in 2021. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#7,092 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#4,881 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
597
born since 1914
2010s
peak decade

Calogero currently ranks #4881 among boys' names in America, with 597 babies recorded since 1914.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Calogero has been recorded 597 times among boys since 1914, currently ranked #4881 nationally and more common than 65% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 2025.

  • #7,092 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #4,881 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 597 born since 1914
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Calogero ranks #7,092 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,881 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 597 born since 1914, peaking in the 2010s.

#7,092 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#4,881 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
597
born since 1914
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%64.9%
Calogero vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Calogero's 597 recorded births place it above 84.39% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

2 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.

How Calogero compares

597 Top 41% higher than 59% 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

Calogero's all-time total is 62% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Calogero Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 597 369 358,536
Peak-year births 22 34 22,252

Calogero's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Calogero splits its recorded history at 1997: 67% of all births land in the more recent half, 33% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1915 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2021 peak of 22 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Calogero popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2021)
22
Annual births at peak, across 112 years of records
0510152025 19141970197819872001200920172025 20

Calogero by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (139 births, 23% of the file).

2010s was Calogero's strongest decade.

139 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.

Calogero births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 139 births (23% of all-time use).

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

How Calogero 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 Calogero's total volume

Calogero vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15%20%25% 050100150 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -40, 10.6%-31, 7.5%-66, 3.5%-56, 4.4%-114, 3.7%-17, 11.7%-25, 9.4%-7, 22.4%-13, 17.2%-22, 8.1%-31, 7.9%-33, 7.7%-108, 6.7%-18, 14.5%-36, 7.5%Calogero-112, 3.7%Calogero
Calogero vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

Calogero by state

Where Calogero concentrates geographically, total births since 1914

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Calogero
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
107 17.9%
#2 California
5 0.8%
New York share of Calogero's total US births 17.9%
Even split

107 of 597 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Calogero?
Since 1914, Social Security records show 597 babies named Calogero. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #7,092 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #4,881 of 13,930 among boys. Its busiest year on record was 2021, with 22 births.
Where does Calogero sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Calogero ranks #7,092 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,881 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Calogero most popular?
Calogero was most popular in the 2010s decade with 139 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
Where is Calogero most popular?
The top states for the name Calogero are New York (107 births), California (5 births).
How long has the name Calogero been used?
The SSA has tracked Calogero since 1914 -- 112 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Calogero?
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 Calogero's data

  • Calogero's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (139 total births) through the 2020s (114) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • New York records the most Calogeros (107 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Calogero: 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, 1914–2025 (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 Calogero 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.