How Many People Are Named Cal?
An estimated 6,054 people in the United States have the first name Cal. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 26 years old, and Cal peaked in popularity in 2024 with 408 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Cal as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Cal paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
6,054
About 1 in 56,616 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
99.9% confidence
Average Age
26
years old
Peak Year
2024
408 births
Total Registered
7,313
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Cal
Cal is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 7,313 total births registered, 99.9% were male.
Cal as a male name
Ranked #670 in 2024
408 male births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (408 births)
Cal as a female name
Ranked #5,930 in 1955
5 female births in 1955
Peak: 1954 (5 births)
Cal: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Cal span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 1,622 babies were registered. Cal remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Cal by Decade
How has Cal tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Cal by State
Birth registrations for Cal span all 38 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Wisconsin. The lowest are in Mississippi, Virginia, South Dakota. On average, about 86 Cals were registered per state.
Cal + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Cal as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Cal
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Cal: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Cal?
We estimate approximately 6,054 people named Cal are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 56,616 Americans share this first name.
Is Cal a common name?
Cal is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 7,313 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Cal most popular?
Cal reached peak popularity in 2024, when 408 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Cal is approximately 26 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Cal a male name?
Cal is predominantly male. 99.9% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Cal Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Cal Smith, Cal Johnson, Cal Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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