Is Cal a boy or girl name?
Cal is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 408 boys were named Cal, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.1% of the 7,313 US babies named Cal were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #670
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Cal since 1880
- 7,313
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 408 babies
Boys and girls named Cal, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 104 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 87 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 59 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 176 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 249 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 215 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 309 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 538 | 10 | 1.8% |
| 1960s | 458 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 288 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 333 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 689 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 903 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 1,273 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 1,622 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 408 | #670 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 373 | #712 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 343 | #747 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 263 | #878 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 235 | #937 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 166 | #1,168 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 150 | #1,235 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 159 | #1,176 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 160 | #1,185 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 144 | #1,255 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 129 | #1,341 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 99 | #1,570 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 90 | #1,689 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 88 | #1,688 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 88 | #1,728 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 94 | #1,668 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 90 | #1,693 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 100 | #1,566 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 85 | #1,672 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 90 | #1,558 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 84 | #1,566 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 88 | #1,481 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 95 | #1,388 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 89 | #1,403 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 88 | #1,410 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 69 | #1,582 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 72 | #1,518 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 93 | #1,242 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 112 | #1,080 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 84 | #1,275 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 47 | #1,829 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 52 | #1,682 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 68 | #1,372 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 51 | #1,632 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 41 | #1,876 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 33 | #2,109 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 37 | #1,821 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 23 | #2,405 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 36 | #1,729 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 36 | #1,703 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 43 | #1,461 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 32 | #1,753 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 28 | #1,936 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 33 | #1,731 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 32 | #1,770 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 24 | #2,111 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 20 | #2,291 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 31 | #1,712 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 34 | #1,576 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 31 | #1,634 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 28 | #1,698 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 25 | #1,783 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 34 | #1,456 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 24 | #1,826 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 37 | #1,375 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 26 | #1,609 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 41 | #1,190 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 31 | #1,366 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 43 | #1,134 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 33 | #1,337 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 53 | #1,036 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 67 | #911 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 51 | #1,072 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 48 | #1,139 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 65 | #942 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 60 | #993 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 61 | #968 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 78 | #849 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 71 | #890 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 47 | #1,091 | 5 | #5,930 |
| 1954 | 49 | #1,069 | 5 | #5,831 |
| 1953 | 49 | #1,036 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 42 | #1,137 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 47 | #1,042 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 34 | #1,235 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 33 | #1,255 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 50 | #990 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 44 | #1,095 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 27 | #1,357 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 26 | #1,301 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 29 | #1,236 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 28 | #1,312 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 26 | #1,361 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 25 | #1,336 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 21 | #1,477 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 22 | #1,426 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 17 | #1,697 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 21 | #1,489 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 25 | #1,327 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 23 | #1,425 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 23 | #1,427 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 21 | #1,507 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 23 | #1,471 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 21 | #1,549 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 19 | #1,700 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 15 | #2,013 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 19 | #1,770 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 26 | #1,480 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 30 | #1,332 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 21 | #1,686 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 32 | #1,295 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 31 | #1,304 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 23 | #1,597 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 30 | #1,367 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 22 | #1,652 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 19 | #1,761 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 29 | #1,316 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 29 | #1,271 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 11 | #2,404 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 26 | #1,310 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 20 | #1,348 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 17 | #1,264 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 7 | #2,076 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 8 | #1,303 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 10 | #1,054 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 5 | #1,485 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 5 | #1,407 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 6 | #1,216 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 11 | #762 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 8 | #937 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 6 | #1,029 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 8 | #873 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 10 | #848 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 8 | #814 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 9 | #733 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 6 | #1,000 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 12 | #611 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 9 | #743 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 11 | #620 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 10 | #694 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 9 | #653 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 13 | #540 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 13 | #530 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 9 | #710 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 5 | #949 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 7 | #775 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 5 | #957 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 6 | #869 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 14 | #484 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 16 | #457 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 10 | #568 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 19 | #393 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Cal reached #393 in 1880. As a girl name, it reached #5,831 in 1954. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Cal
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.