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Cal

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Meaning of Cal: English: 'devotion'

Cal is a boy's name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 3 letters and 1 syllable, and it is familiar but far from overused — 557th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 2263rd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#557

554 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2263

10 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

7,868

First recorded 1880 · peak 2025

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 33 babies1982: 28 babies1983: 32 babies1984: 43 babies1985: 36 babies1986: 36 babies1987: 23 babies1988: 37 babies1989: 33 babies1990: 41 babies19901991: 51 babies1992: 68 babies1993: 52 babies1994: 47 babies1995: 84 babies1996: 112 babies1997: 93 babies1998: 72 babies1999: 69 babies2000: 88 babies20002001: 89 babies2002: 95 babies2003: 88 babies2004: 84 babies2005: 90 babies2006: 85 babies2007: 100 babies2008: 90 babies2009: 94 babies2010: 88 babies20102011: 88 babies2012: 90 babies2013: 99 babies2014: 129 babies2015: 144 babies2016: 160 babies2017: 159 babies2018: 150 babies2019: 166 babies2020: 235 babies20202021: 263 babies2022: 343 babies2023: 373 babies2024: 409 babies2025: 554 babies
US babies named Cal per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 554.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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