How Many People Are Named Callaghan?
An estimated 386 people in the United States have the first name Callaghan. It is used for both genders, with 85.4% male. The average bearer is 11 years old, and Callaghan peaked in popularity in 2022 with 51 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Callaghan 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 Callaghan paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
386
About 1 in 887,965 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
85.4% confidence
Average Age
11
years old
Peak Year
2022
51 births
Total Registered
390
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Callaghan
Callaghan is predominantly male (85.4%), though 57 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Callaghan as a male name
Ranked #3,460 in 2024
33 male births in 2024
Peak: 2023 (39 births)
Callaghan as a female name
Ranked #11,267 in 2024
8 female births in 2024
Peak: 2022 (15 births)
Callaghan: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Callaghan span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 183 babies were registered. Callaghan remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Callaghan by Decade
How has Callaghan 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.
Callaghan by State
Callaghan + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Callaghan as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Callaghan
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Callaghan: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Callaghan?
We estimate approximately 386 people named Callaghan 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 887,965 Americans share this first name.
Is Callaghan a common name?
Callaghan is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 82% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 390 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Callaghan most popular?
Callaghan reached peak popularity in 2022, when 51 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Callaghan is approximately 11 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Callaghan a male name?
Callaghan is predominantly male. 85.4% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Callaghan Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Callaghan Smith, Callaghan Johnson, Callaghan 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.
Search for a full name combination
How Many of Me