How Many People Are Named Caliph?
An estimated 195 people in the United States have the first name Caliph. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 32 years old, and Caliph peaked in popularity in 1974 with 13 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Caliph 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 Caliph paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
195
About 1 in 1,757,715 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
32
years old
Peak Year
1974
13 births
Total Registered
202
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Caliph
Caliph is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 202 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Caliph as a male name
Ranked #11,001 in 2019
6 male births in 2019
Peak: 1974 (13 births)
Caliph: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Caliph span from the 1970s to the 2010s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 54 babies were registered. While Caliph is less common than at its peak in the 1970s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Caliph by Decade
How has Caliph 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.
Caliph by State
Caliph + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Caliph as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Caliph: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Caliph?
We estimate approximately 195 people named Caliph 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 1,757,715 Americans share this first name.
Is Caliph a common name?
Caliph is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 73.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 202 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Caliph most popular?
Caliph reached peak popularity in 1974, when 13 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Caliph is approximately 32 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Caliph a male name?
Caliph is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Caliph Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Caliph Smith, Caliph Johnson, Caliph 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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