Cal

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Cal is a given name used predominantly for boys. There have been 7,313 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 7,303 as boys and 10 as girls. Cal gained popularity in the 1940s, peaked in 2024.

Popularity Over Time

Yearly Data

Year	Births
2024	408
2023	373
2022	343
2021	263
2020	235
2019	166
2018	150
2017	159
2016	160
2015	144
2014	129
2013	99
2012	90
2011	88
2010	88
2009	94
2008	90
2007	100
2006	85
2005	90
2004	84
2003	88
2002	95
2001	89
2000	88
1999	69
1998	72
1997	93
1996	112
1995	84
1994	47
1993	52
1992	68
1991	51
1990	41
1989	33
1988	37
1987	23
1986	36
1985	36
1984	43
1983	32
1982	28
1981	33
1980	32
1979	24
1978	20
1977	31
1976	34
1975	31
1974	28
1973	25
1972	34
1971	24
1970	37
1969	26
1968	41
1967	31
1966	43
1965	33
1964	53
1963	67
1962	51
1961	48
1960	65
1959	60
1958	61
1957	78
1956	71
1955	52
1954	54
1953	49
1952	42
1951	47
1950	34
1949	33
1948	50
1947	44
1946	27
1945	26
1944	29
1943	28
1942	26
1941	25
1940	21
1939	22
1938	17
1937	21
1936	25
1935	23
1934	23
1933	21
1932	23
1931	21
1930	19
1929	15
1928	19
1927	26
1926	30
1925	21
1924	32
1923	31
1922	23
1921	30
1920	22
1919	19
1918	29
1917	29
1916	11
1915	26
1914	20
1913	17
1912	7
1911	8
1910	10
1909	5
1908	5
1907	6
1906	11
1905	8
1903	6
1902	8
1900	10
1898	8
1897	9
1896	6
1895	12
1894	9
1893	11
1892	10
1891	9
1890	13
1889	13
1888	9
1887	5
1886	7
1885	5
1884	6
1883	14
1882	16
1881	10
1880	19