Unisex name · since 2007
Calyx
Since 2007, U.S. Social Security records show 182 babies named Calyx, peaking in 2022. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,525 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,706 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 182
- born since 2007
- 2020s
- peak decade
182 babies have been named Calyx since 2007, making it today's #6706 unisex name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Calyx has been recorded 182 times among boys since 2007, currently ranked #6706 nationally and more common than 52% 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 2007 to 2025.
- #13,525 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,706 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 182 born since 2007
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Calyx ranks #13,525 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,706 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 182 born since 2007, peaking in the 2020s.
- #13,525 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,706 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 182
- born since 2007
- 2020s
- peak decade
Calyx's 182 recorded births place it above 70.19% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Calyx compares
182 36th percentile among 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
Calyx's all-time total is 51% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Calyx | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 182 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 20 | 34 | 22,252 |
Calyx's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Calyx splits its recorded history at 2018: 68% of all births land in the more recent half, 32% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2007 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2022 peak of 20 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Calyx popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
Calyx popularity over time - girls
45 total births recorded since 1997 (Calyx as girls' name)
Calyx by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (98 births, 54% of the file).
2020s was Calyx's strongest decade.
98 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Calyx births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
79 births
- 2020s
2020s
98 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 98 births (54% of all-time use).
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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, 2007–2025 (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 Calyx 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.