Calix Boy
How popular is Calix?
#2,006 boy name in 2025
75 baby boys were named Calix in the US in 2025, making it the 2006th most popular boy name.
Calix popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #2,006 for boys (▲ 282 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 75 boys |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+142% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #3,512 in 2015, #2,688 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2025 (75 boys) |
| Highest rank | #2,006 in 2025 |
| First recorded | 2002 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Calix counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Calix family of names ranked #1,200 for boys in 2025 (#1,341 the year before), with 138 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Calix | 75 | 54% |
| Kalix | 28 | 20% |
| Calyx | 13 | 9% |
| Kaylix | 7 | 5% |
| Caylix | 10 | 7% |
| Kailyx | 5 | 4% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Calix is most popular
Babies named Calix per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- North Carolina: 0.0 per 1,000 (10 boys)
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (31 boys)
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (25 boys)
- Georgia: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
- Florida: 0.0 per 1,000 (6 boys)
Calix by decade
Boy names about as popular as Calix
Questions
- Is Calix a boy or girl name?
- Calix is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Calix were boys.
- How popular is the name Calix?
- 75 baby boys were named Calix in the US in 2025, making it the 2006th most popular boy name.
- When was Calix most popular?
- Calix peaked in 2025, when 75 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #2,006 in 2025.
- How many people are named Calix?
- 855 babies have been named Calix in the US since 1880. We estimate about 850 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 8.
- Where is Calix most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Calix was most common in North Carolina, at 0.0 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.