How Many People Are Named Calex?
An estimated 21 people in the United States have the first name Calex. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 18 years old, and Calex peaked in popularity in 2012 with 6 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Calex 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 Calex paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Calex is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
21
About 1 in 16,321,635 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
18
years old
Peak Year
2012
6 births
Total Registered
21
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Calex
Calex is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 21 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Calex as a male name
Ranked #11,004 in 2012
6 male births in 2012
Peak: 2012 (6 births)
Calex: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Calex span from the 2000s to the 2010s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 11 babies were registered. Calex remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Calex by Decade
How has Calex 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.
Calex + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Calex as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Calex
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Calex: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Calex?
We estimate approximately 21 people named Calex 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 16,321,635 Americans share this first name.
Is Calex a common name?
Calex is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 40.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 21 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Calex most popular?
Calex reached peak popularity in 2012, when 6 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Calex is approximately 18 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Calex a male name?
Calex is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Calex Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Calex Smith, Calex Johnson, Calex 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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