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Cal placid • Sympathetic • Peaceable
Cal placid • Sympathetic • Peaceable
placid • Sympathetic • Peaceable
Calplacid • Sympathetic • Peaceable
Cal Name Popularity
Boys vs Girls
99.83%
Male
0.17%
Female
Cal is predominantly a boys name, with 0.17% of Cals being girls, and 99.83% being boys.
In the United States there have been a total of 5823 males named Cal, and 10 females given the name
Popularity of Cal by state:
This chart shows the maximum percentage of babys named Cal in each state. Lighter colors indicate higher percentages and popularity, while lower colors indicate less popularity.
Lighter = More Popular
Darker = Less Popular
Blank States = Few to None
Cal: Baby name popularity graph, 1880-2025
The below graph, labeled 'Percentage named Cal' is a graph showing the overall ranking of the boys name Cal in the USA from 1880-2025. 1 being the highest and most popular, 40337 being the lowest and least used. Through these years over 40337 unique total names have been given to boys living in the United States so far. Cal's average ranking is 2244.26, with it's highest ever rank being #. Cal has reach the top 10 most popular boys name 2 times, and has reached the top hundred names 2 times.
Cal has been used in the United States ever since 1880, with over 5833 boys given the name in the past 200 years. Cal gained the most popularity as a baby name in 1882, when it's usage went up by 139.3%. During this year, 16 babies were named Cal, which was 0.0075% of the baby boys born in the USA that year. The most the names popularity ever grew to was 0.01%, in this year alone more than 0 boys were named Cal.
Popular 'C' Names for Boys
| Name | 'C-Name' Rank | Overall Rank | Total Named | Percentage named |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carter | 1. | 36. | 10134 | 0.28% |
| Christopher | 2. | 49. | 9020 | 0.249% |
| Caleb | 3. | 59. | 7914 | 0.219% |
| Christian | 4. | 63. | 7584 | 0.21% |
| Charles | 5. | 72. | 7050 | 0.195% |
| Connor | 6. | 75. | 6983 | 0.193% |
| Cameron | 7. | 79. | 6807 | 0.188% |
| Colton | 8. | 102. | 5580 | 0.154% |
| Cooper | 9. | 121. | 4951 | 0.137% |
| Carson | 10. | 125. | 4892 | 0.135% |
| Chase | 11. | 132. | 4826 | 0.133% |
| Cole | 12. | 189. | 3580 | 0.099% |
| Camden | 13. | 210. | 3322 | 0.092% |
| Carlos | 14. | 222. | 3184 | 0.088% |
| Calvin | 15. | 260. | 2781 | 0.077% |
| Colin | 16. | 343. | 2045 | 0.057% |
| Caden | 17. | 356. | 1984 | 0.055% |
| Charlie | 18. | 417. | 1697 | 0.047% |
| Corbin | 19. | 439. | 1594 | 0.044% |
| Cayden | 20. | 454. | 1543 | 0.043% |