How Many People Are Named Caliber?
An estimated 262 people in the United States have the first name Caliber. It is predominantly male (93.6%). The average bearer is 9 years old, and Caliber peaked in popularity in 2016 with 31 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Caliber 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 Caliber paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
262
About 1 in 1,308,223 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
93.6% confidence
Average Age
9
years old
Peak Year
2016
31 births
Total Registered
264
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Caliber
Caliber is predominantly male (93.6%), though 17 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Caliber as a male name
Ranked #6,211 in 2024
14 male births in 2024
Peak: 2016 (26 births)
Caliber as a female name
Ranked #13,798 in 2021
6 female births in 2021
Peak: 2020 (6 births)
Caliber: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Caliber span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 141 babies were registered. While Caliber is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Caliber by Decade
How has Caliber 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.
Caliber by State
Caliber + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Caliber as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Caliber
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Caliber: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Caliber?
We estimate approximately 262 people named Caliber 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 1,308,223 Americans share this first name.
Is Caliber a common name?
Caliber is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 77.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 264 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Caliber most popular?
Caliber reached peak popularity in 2016, when 31 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Caliber is approximately 9 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Caliber a male name?
Caliber is predominantly male. 93.6% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Caliber Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Caliber Smith, Caliber Johnson, Caliber 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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