Cal

Given to 7,868 US babies since 1880

▲ Rising +149% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025

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recorded as girls

#542

recorded as boys

128 since 2024

Babies in 2025

554

boys 554

Peak year

2025

554 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

7,868

since 1880

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Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

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Cal was most popular in 2025, when 554 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.32 per 1,000). In 2025, 554 babies were named Cal, ranking #542 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 149%.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	<5	—	554	542
2024	<5	—	409	670
2023	<5	—	373	711
2022	<5	—	343	748
2021	<5	—	263	879
2020	<5	—	235	935
2019	<5	—	166	1167
2018	<5	—	150	1234
2017	<5	—	159	1175
2016	<5	—	160	1183
2015	<5	—	144	1252
2014	<5	—	129	1340
2013	<5	—	99	1568
2012	<5	—	90	1687
2011	<5	—	88	1687
2010	<5	—	88	1725
2009	<5	—	94	1665
2008	<5	—	90	1692
2007	<5	—	100	1562
2006	<5	—	85	1669
2005	<5	—	90	1554
2004	<5	—	84	1565
2003	<5	—	88	1478
2002	<5	—	95	1384
2001	<5	—	89	1400
2000	<5	—	88	1408
1999	<5	—	69	1580
1998	<5	—	72	1515
1997	<5	—	93	1242
1996	<5	—	112	1079
1995	<5	—	84	1275
1994	<5	—	47	1822
1993	<5	—	52	1680
1992	<5	—	68	1371
1991	<5	—	51	1632
1990	<5	—	41	1870
1989	<5	—	33	2106
1988	<5	—	37	1815
1987	<5	—	23	2400
1986	<5	—	36	1725
1985	<5	—	36	1698
1984	<5	—	43	1458
1983	<5	—	32	1748
1982	<5	—	28	1929
1981	<5	—	33	1726
1980	<5	—	32	1765
1979	<5	—	24	2104
1978	<5	—	20	2279
1977	<5	—	31	1707
1976	<5	—	34	1572
1975	<5	—	31	1630
1974	<5	—	28	1692
1973	<5	—	25	1782
1972	<5	—	34	1453
1971	<5	—	24	1823
1970	<5	—	37	1374
1969	<5	—	26	1605
1968	<5	—	41	1183
1967	<5	—	31	1364
1966	<5	—	43	1131
1965	<5	—	33	1335
1964	<5	—	53	1035
1963	<5	—	67	911
1962	<5	—	51	1069
1961	<5	—	48	1136
1960	<5	—	65	940
1959	<5	—	60	993
1958	<5	—	61	969
1957	<5	—	78	849
1956	<5	—	71	889
1955	5	5828	47	1091
1954	5	5753	49	1068
1953	<5	—	49	1033
1952	<5	—	42	1136
1951	<5	—	47	1040
1950	<5	—	34	1232
1949	<5	—	33	1252
1948	<5	—	50	989
1947	<5	—	44	1093
1946	<5	—	27	1355
1945	<5	—	26	1296
1944	<5	—	29	1235
1943	<5	—	28	1308
1942	<5	—	26	1358
1941	<5	—	25	1333
1940	<5	—	21	1471
1939	<5	—	22	1425
1938	<5	—	17	1689
1937	<5	—	21	1481
1936	<5	—	25	1326
1935	<5	—	23	1422
1934	<5	—	23	1425
1933	<5	—	21	1498
1932	<5	—	23	1465
1931	<5	—	21	1538
1930	<5	—	19	1693
1929	<5	—	15	2002
1928	<5	—	19	1760
1927	<5	—	26	1468
1926	<5	—	30	1331
1925	<5	—	21	1679
1924	<5	—	32	1287
1923	<5	—	31	1300
1922	<5	—	23	1591
1921	<5	—	30	1360
1920	<5	—	22	1642
1919	<5	—	19	1752
1918	<5	—	29	1313
1917	<5	—	29	1264
1916	<5	—	11	2389
1915	<5	—	26	1306
1914	<5	—	20	1342
1913	<5	—	17	1256
1912	<5	—	7	2045
1911	<5	—	8	1290
1910	<5	—	10	1045
1909	<5	—	5	1440
1908	<5	—	5	1373
1907	<5	—	6	1200
1906	<5	—	11	752
1905	<5	—	8	919
1904	<5	—	<5	—
1903	<5	—	6	1009
1902	<5	—	8	862
1901	<5	—	<5	—
1900	<5	—	10	836
1899	<5	—	<5	—
1898	<5	—	8	804
1897	<5	—	9	725
1896	<5	—	6	982
1895	<5	—	12	609
1894	<5	—	9	730
1893	<5	—	11	615
1892	<5	—	10	688
1891	<5	—	9	635
1890	<5	—	13	533
1889	<5	—	13	525
1888	<5	—	9	704
1887	<5	—	5	921
1886	<5	—	7	758
1885	<5	—	5	936
1884	<5	—	6	848
1883	<5	—	14	479
1882	<5	—	16	453
1881	<5	—	10	563
1880	<5	—	19	392