How Many People Are Named Calhoun?
An estimated 175 people in the United States have the first name Calhoun. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 24 years old, and Calhoun peaked in popularity in 2024 with 15 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Calhoun 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 Calhoun paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
175
About 1 in 1,958,596 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
24
years old
Peak Year
2024
15 births
Total Registered
289
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Calhoun
Calhoun is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 289 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Calhoun as a male name
Ranked #5,929 in 2024
15 male births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (15 births)
Calhoun: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Calhoun span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 73 babies were registered. While Calhoun is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Calhoun by Decade
How has Calhoun 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.
Calhoun + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Calhoun as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Calhoun: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Calhoun?
We estimate approximately 175 people named Calhoun 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 1,958,596 Americans share this first name.
Is Calhoun a common name?
Calhoun is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 72.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 289 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Calhoun most popular?
Calhoun reached peak popularity in 2024, when 15 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Calhoun is approximately 24 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Calhoun a male name?
Calhoun is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Calhoun Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Calhoun Smith, Calhoun Johnson, Calhoun 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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