Data through 2025

Cal name popularity in the United States

Cal ranked #542 for boys in 2025. SSA recorded 554 boys named Cal.

Rank#542

for boys in 2025

Boys recorded554

SSA

Peak year2025

554 recorded

Five-year change+135.7%

since 2020

Popularity over time

Cal for boys and girls

Girls

5

Share unavailable · data from 1954 to 1955

Boys

554

100.0% in 2025 · data from 1880 to 2025

Recent year-by-year data

The latest published years are shown first.

YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025boys554#542
2024boys409#670
2023boys373#711
2022boys343#748
2021boys263#879
2020boys235#935
2019boys166#1167
2018boys150#1234
2017boys159#1175
2016boys160#1183
2015boys144#1252
2014boys129#1340
Show full history (145 rows)
YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025boys554#542
2024boys409#670
2023boys373#711
2022boys343#748
2021boys263#879
2020boys235#935
2019boys166#1167
2018boys150#1234
2017boys159#1175
2016boys160#1183
2015boys144#1252
2014boys129#1340
2013boys99#1568
2012boys90#1687
2011boys88#1687
2010boys88#1725
2009boys94#1665
2008boys90#1692
2007boys100#1562
2006boys85#1669
2005boys90#1554
2004boys84#1565
2003boys88#1478
2002boys95#1384
2001boys89#1400
2000boys88#1408
1999boys69#1580
1998boys72#1515
1997boys93#1242
1996boys112#1079
1995boys84#1275
1994boys47#1822
1993boys52#1680
1992boys68#1371
1991boys51#1632
1990boys41#1870
1989boys33#2106
1988boys37#1815
1987boys23#2400
1986boys36#1725
1985boys36#1698
1984boys43#1458
1983boys32#1748
1982boys28#1929
1981boys33#1726
1980boys32#1765
1979boys24#2104
1978boys20#2279
1977boys31#1707
1976boys34#1572
1975boys31#1630
1974boys28#1692
1973boys25#1782
1972boys34#1453
1971boys24#1823
1970boys37#1374
1969boys26#1605
1968boys41#1183
1967boys31#1364
1966boys43#1131
1965boys33#1335
1964boys53#1035
1963boys67#911
1962boys51#1069
1961boys48#1136
1960boys65#940
1959boys60#993
1958boys61#969
1957boys78#849
1956boys71#889
1955boys47#1091
1955girls5#5828
1954boys49#1068
1954girls5#5753
1953boys49#1033
1952boys42#1136
1951boys47#1040
1950boys34#1232
1949boys33#1252
1948boys50#989
1947boys44#1093
1946boys27#1355
1945boys26#1296
1944boys29#1235
1943boys28#1308
1942boys26#1358
1941boys25#1333
1940boys21#1471
1939boys22#1425
1938boys17#1689
1937boys21#1481
1936boys25#1326
1935boys23#1422
1934boys23#1425
1933boys21#1498
1932boys23#1465
1931boys21#1538
1930boys19#1693
1929boys15#2002
1928boys19#1760
1927boys26#1468
1926boys30#1331
1925boys21#1679
1924boys32#1287
1923boys31#1300
1922boys23#1591
1921boys30#1360
1920boys22#1642
1919boys19#1752
1918boys29#1313
1917boys29#1264
1916boys11#2389
1915boys26#1306
1914boys20#1342
1913boys17#1256
1912boys7#2045
1911boys8#1290
1910boys10#1045
1909boys5#1440
1908boys5#1373
1907boys6#1200
1906boys11#752
1905boys8#919
1903boys6#1009
1902boys8#862
1900boys10#836
1898boys8#804
1897boys9#725
1896boys6#982
1895boys12#609
1894boys9#730
1893boys11#615
1892boys10#688
1891boys9#635
1890boys13#533
1889boys13#525
1888boys9#704
1887boys5#921
1886boys7#758
1885boys5#936
1884boys6#848
1883boys14#479
1882boys16#453
1881boys10#563
1880boys19#392

Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.

How Cal’s popularity has changed

Ten-year change+284.7%
Change since peak0.0%