Calder Boy

How popular is Calder?

#1,728 boy name in 2025

94 baby boys were named Calder in the US in 2025, making it the 1728th most popular boy name.

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2,177living people named Calder (est.)
12median age of people named Calder
2,203babies named Calder since 1880
1 in 35,270US babies born in 2025

Calder popularity over time

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Boys Girls

Rank in 2025#1,728 for boys (▲ 257 from 2024)
Babies in 202594 boys
10-year trendRising (+19% babies vs 2015)
Earlier ranks#1,853 in 2015, #1,766 in 2020
Peak year2016 (120 boys)
Highest rank#1,443 in 2016
First recorded1980
Boys vs girls (last 10 years)99% boys, 1% girls
Chance a classmate shares it0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025

Where Calder is most popular

Babies named Calder per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.

  1. Colorado: 0.1 per 1,000 (13 boys)
  2. Washington: 0.1 per 1,000 (16 boys)
  3. Utah: 0.1 per 1,000 (5 boys)
  4. Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (44 boys)
  5. New York: 0.0 per 1,000 (21 boys)

Calder by decade

DecadeBaby boysBest rank
1980s114#2,504
1990s195#2,691
2000s466#2,071
2010s852#1,443
2020s539#1,547

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Questions

Is Calder a boy or girl name?
Calder is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 99% of babies named Calder were boys.
How popular is the name Calder?
94 baby boys were named Calder in the US in 2025, making it the 1728th most popular boy name.
When was Calder most popular?
Calder peaked in 2016, when 120 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,443 in 2016.
How many people are named Calder?
2,203 babies have been named Calder in the US since 1880. We estimate about 2,177 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 12.
Where is Calder most popular?
From 2021 to 2025, Calder was most common in Colorado, at 0.1 of every 1,000 boys born there.

Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.