Calder

Last seen for girls in 2020 at #15,088 · #1,728 for boys in 2025, 94 births
Given to boys 98.3% of the time

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Peak · boys
2016 · 120 births
Debut · boys
9 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
2,166
since 1980

Calder over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Calder has never cracked the top 1,000 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202018peak #1,443, 2016boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#1,72894
2024—#1,98578
2023—#1,547113
2022—#1,82688
2021—#1,90380
2020#15,0885#1,76686
2019—#1,81684
2018#13,7936#1,64898
2017—#1,530107
2016—#1,443120
2015#14,4826#1,85379
2014—#1,73087
2013—#1,96470
2012#13,4837#2,09165
2011#14,8246#1,83577
2010—#2,06965
2009—#2,09965
2008—#2,12564
2007—#2,97439
2006—#2,10262
2005#13,0107#2,75239
2004—#2,07557
2003—#2,54540
2002—#2,55638
2001—#3,14328
2000—#2,67434
1999—#3,10326
1998—#3,19124
1997—#3,73818
1996—#4,02216
1995—#3,30320
1994—#3,21521
1993—#2,69726
1992—#3,60417
1991—#4,23113
1990—#3,97114
1989—#3,20518
1988—#2,50923
1987—#3,95911
1986—#5,9266
1985—#3,40113
1984—#2,52919
1983—#5,4846
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1981—#4,1539
1980—#4,1349
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First appearance
1980

The first year at least five boys were named Calder! It came in at #4,134, and was given to 9 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1982, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.

Where Calder is popular in 2018

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Calder, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Calder, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Calder, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Calder, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Calder, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Calder, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Calder, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Calder, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Calder, so not publishedMNIllinois: fewer than 5 boys named Calder, so not publishedILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Calder, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 boys named Calder, so not publishedMINew York: #1,581 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 15,957 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Calder, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Calder, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Calder, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Calder, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Calder, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Calder, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Calder, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 boys named Calder, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 boys named Calder, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 boys named Calder, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Calder, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Calder, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #1,641 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 20,651 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Calder, so not publishedUTColorado: #580 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,225 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Calder, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Calder, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Calder, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Calder, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Calder, so not publishedVAMaryland: #558 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,298 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Calder, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Calder, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Calder, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Calder, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Calder, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Calder, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Calder, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Calder, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Calder, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Calder, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Calder, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Calder, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Calder, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 boys named Calder, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Calder, so not publishedHITexas: #2,149 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 29,146 boysTXFlorida: fewer than 5 boys named Calder, so not publishedFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Maryland#558 · 1 in 3,298
  2. Colorado#580 · 1 in 3,225
  3. New York#1,581 · 1 in 15,957
  4. California#1,641 · 1 in 20,651
  5. Texas#2,149 · 1 in 29,146

Best ever in a state: #341 in Oregon, 2010.

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Maryland#55881 in 3,298
Colorado#58081 in 3,225
New York#1,58161 in 15,957
California#1,641101 in 20,651
Texas#2,14961 in 29,146
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Calder
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 257 spots since 2024 (#1,985 → #1,728)
  • 38 spots since 2020 (#1,766 → #1,728)
  • 125 spots since 2015 (#1,853 → #1,728)
Rise & fade · boys
36 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1980
  • Peaked 2016 at #1,443 (120 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Never in the top 1,000
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: never
Share of babies · boys
1 in 15,138
  • Highest: 1 in 15,138 boys born in 2023 were named Calder (0.01%)
  • Latest: 1 in 18,171 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
  • Its best rank, #1,443 in 2016, was only 1 in 15,814 (0.01%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 2010s
  • 39.3% of all boys named Calder (852) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1980s114#2,509 (1988)#3,922
1990s195#2,697 (1993)#3,508
2000s466#2,075 (2004)#2,505
2010s852#1,443 (2016)#1,798
2020s539#1,547 (2023)#1,793

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Calder in 2018

girls
#13,793
6 births · 1 in 283,512 girls
boys
#1,648
98 births · 1 in 18,532 boys

Top girls' names in 2018

  1. #1Emma18,824
  2. #2Olivia18,061
  3. #3Ava15,034
  4. #4Isabella14,575
  5. #5Sophia14,013
  6. #6Charlotte13,038
  7. #7Mia12,742
  8. #8Amelia12,405
  9. #9Harper10,646
  10. #10Evelyn10,433
  11. #13,793Calder6

Top boys' names in 2018

  1. #1Liam19,977
  2. #2Noah18,441
  3. #3William14,646
  4. #4James13,650
  5. #5Oliver13,500
  6. #6Benjamin13,488
  7. #7Elijah13,020
  8. #8Lucas12,665
  9. #9Mason12,526
  10. #10Logan12,447
  11. #1,648Calder98
More about 2018

girls

1,701,074 girls got a published name in 2018; 1 in 283,512 of them was named Calder, which outranked 24.0% of the 18,152 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Calder
  1. #12,464Zyannah7
  2. #12,464Zyliah7
  3. #12,464Zyna7
  4. #13,793Calder6
  5. #13,793Aabriella6
  6. #13,793Aadhyareddy6
  7. #13,793Aadhyasri6
  8. #15,682Aabidah5
  9. #15,682Aaheli5
  10. #15,682Aalasia5

Tied with 1,888 names at #13,793; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2017
Risers
  1. ↑ 680Meghan#1,387 → #707
  2. ↑ 567Dior#1,360 → #793
  3. ↑ 367Palmer#1,042 → #675
  4. ↑ 361Adalee#1,217 → #856
  5. ↑ 346Oaklynn#888 → #542
Fallers
  1. ↓ 334Audrina#847 → #1,181
  2. ↓ 234Courtney#952 → #1,186
  3. ↓ 232Marjorie#938 → #1,170
  4. ↓ 228Anabelle#969 → #1,197
  5. ↓ 225Angelique#799 → #1,024

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,816,158 boys got a published name in 2018; 1 in 18,532 of them was named Calder, which outranked 88.3% of the 14,118 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Calder
  1. #1,638Mathis99
  2. #1,638Montana99
  3. #1,638Teddy99
  4. #1,648Calder98
  5. #1,648Earl98
  6. #1,648Giuseppe98
  7. #1,648Jahlil98
  8. #1,657Ammar97
  9. #1,657Constantine97
  10. #1,657Dan97

Tied with 8 names at #1,648; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2017
Risers
  1. ↑ 594Genesis#1,575 → #981
  2. ↑ 436Baker#1,149 → #713
  3. ↑ 430Saint#1,287 → #857
  4. ↑ 319Kairo#802 → #483
  5. ↑ 307Watson#1,020 → #713
Fallers
  1. ↓ 235Aaden#893 → #1,128
  2. ↓ 224Dilan#917 → #1,141
  3. ↓ 201Craig#980 → #1,181
  4. ↓ 177Mike#951 → #1,128
  5. ↓ 172Harper#798 → #970

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 2018 →