How Many People Are Named Calab?
An estimated 353 people in the United States have the first name Calab. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 26 years old, and Calab peaked in popularity in 2007 with 26 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Calab 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 Calab paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
353
About 1 in 970,975 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
26
years old
Peak Year
2007
26 births
Total Registered
360
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Calab
Calab is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 360 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Calab as a male name
Ranked #12,466 in 2018
5 male births in 2018
Peak: 2007 (26 births)
Calab: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Calab span from the 1980s to the 2010s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 151 babies were registered. Calab has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Calab by Decade
How has Calab 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.
Calab by State
Calab + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Calab as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Calab
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Calab: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Calab?
We estimate approximately 353 people named Calab 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 970,975 Americans share this first name.
Is Calab a common name?
Calab is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 81% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 360 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Calab most popular?
Calab reached peak popularity in 2007, when 26 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Calab is approximately 26 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Calab a male name?
Calab is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Calab Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Calab Smith, Calab Johnson, Calab 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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