Caliph

Where Caliph comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Caliph.

Caliph through the years
  1. 1972
    First appearance
    #4,986 among boys with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1974
    Peak, #2,799
    13 babies named Caliph, the most in any year.
  3. 1977
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #5,845.
In the dictionary

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Namesakes

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