Cal Name Popularity
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How popular is Cal?
Ranking 1,225th in popularity in the United States for boys in 2018, the name Cal is uncommon.Although not currently within the top 1000, Cal has seen higher popularity rankings.
It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #393 in 1880.
Nonetheless, the name was given to the greatest number of children in 2016 with 159 occurrences.
The least number of children given the name Cal was less than 5, most recently in 1904.
Approximately during the years 1912-1915, 1944-1948, 1952-1956, 1981-1984, 1987-1996, and 2011-2016, the name Cal took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas 1957-1961, and 1975-1978 were years of successive downward movement.
Currently, the name is at or near its highest point when compared to its most popular year.
How popular will Cal be?
Cal's popularity has steadily increased for some time. , continuing the trend, the number of children named Cal lately has risen.
The name Cal is still rare but will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.
for Percentages.| Cal (Girl) | Cal (Boy) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | % | No. of Babies Given Name | Popul. Rank | No. of Babies Given Name | Popul. Rank |
| 2018 | | < 5 | -- | 150 | 1,225 |
| 2017 | | < 5 | -- | 159 | 1,171 |
| 2016 | | < 5 | -- | 159 | 1,189 |
| 2015 | | < 5 | -- | 144 | 1,254 |
| 2014 | | < 5 | -- | 129 | 1,340 |
| 2013 | | < 5 | -- | 99 | 1,569 |
| 2012 | | < 5 | -- | 90 | 1,686 |
| 2011 | | < 5 | -- | 88 | 1,686 |
| 2010 | | < 5 | -- | 88 | 1,727 |
| 2009 | | < 5 | -- | 94 | 1,667 |
| 2008 | | < 5 | -- | 90 | 1,691 |
| 2007 | | < 5 | -- | 100 | 1,566 |
| 2006 | | < 5 | -- | 85 | 1,671 |
| 2005 | | < 5 | -- | 90 | 1,558 |
| 2004 | | < 5 | -- | 84 | 1,566 |
| 2003 | | < 5 | -- | 88 | 1,481 |
| 2002 | | < 5 | -- | 95 | 1,387 |
| 2001 | | < 5 | -- | 89 | 1,403 |
| 2000 | | < 5 | -- | 88 | 1,410 |
| 1999 | | < 5 | -- | 69 | 1,582 |
| 1998 | | < 5 | -- | 72 | 1,518 |
| 1997 | | < 5 | -- | 93 | 1,242 |
| 1996 | | < 5 | -- | 112 | 1,080 |
| 1995 | | < 5 | -- | 84 | 1,275 |
| 1994 | | < 5 | -- | 47 | 1,828 |
| 1993 | | < 5 | -- | 52 | 1,682 |
| 1992 | | < 5 | -- | 69 | 1,360 |
| 1991 | | < 5 | -- | 51 | 1,632 |
| 1990 | | < 5 | -- | 40 | 1,908 |
| 1989 | | < 5 | -- | 33 | 2,108 |
| 1988 | | < 5 | -- | 37 | 1,821 |
| 1987 | | < 5 | -- | 23 | 2,408 |
| 1986 | | < 5 | -- | 35 | 1,763 |
| 1985 | | < 5 | -- | 37 | 1,674 |
| 1984 | | < 5 | -- | 43 | 1,461 |
| 1983 | | < 5 | -- | 32 | 1,749 |
| 1982 | | < 5 | -- | 28 | 1,936 |
| 1981 | | < 5 | -- | 33 | 1,732 |
| 1980 | | < 5 | -- | 32 | 1,770 |
| 1979 | | < 5 | -- | 24 | 2,110 |
| 1978 | | < 5 | -- | 20 | 2,290 |
| 1977 | | < 5 | -- | 30 | 1,747 |
| 1976 | | < 5 | -- | 34 | 1,576 |
| 1975 | | < 5 | -- | 31 | 1,633 |
| 1974 | | < 5 | -- | 28 | 1,702 |
| 1973 | | < 5 | -- | 25 | 1,783 |
| 1972 | | < 5 | -- | 34 | 1,456 |
| 1971 | | < 5 | -- | 24 | 1,824 |
| 1970 | | < 5 | -- | 37 | 1,375 |
| 1969 | | < 5 | -- | 26 | 1,609 |
| 1968 | | < 5 | -- | 41 | 1,190 |
| 1967 | | < 5 | -- | 31 | 1,367 |
| 1966 | | < 5 | -- | 43 | 1,135 |
| 1965 | | < 5 | -- | 33 | 1,338 |
| 1964 | | < 5 | -- | 53 | 1,035 |
| 1963 | | < 5 | -- | 67 | 911 |
| 1962 | | < 5 | -- | 51 | 1,072 |
| 1961 | | < 5 | -- | 48 | 1,137 |
| 1960 | | < 5 | -- | 65 | 940 |
| 1959 | | < 5 | -- | 60 | 994 |
| 1958 | | < 5 | -- | 61 | 971 |
| 1957 | | < 5 | -- | 78 | 849 |
| 1956 | | < 5 | -- | 71 | 889 |
| 1955 | | 5 | 5,931 | 46 | 1,099 |
| 1954 | | 5 | 5,831 | 49 | 1,071 |
| 1953 | | < 5 | -- | 49 | 1,035 |
| 1952 | | < 5 | -- | 42 | 1,137 |
| 1951 | | < 5 | -- | 47 | 1,041 |
| 1950 | | < 5 | -- | 34 | 1,234 |
| 1949 | | < 5 | -- | 33 | 1,256 |
| 1948 | | < 5 | -- | 50 | 990 |
| 1947 | | < 5 | -- | 44 | 1,096 |
| 1946 | | < 5 | -- | 27 | 1,358 |
| 1945 | | < 5 | -- | 26 | 1,302 |
| 1944 | | < 5 | -- | 29 | 1,236 |
| 1943 | | < 5 | -- | 28 | 1,310 |
| 1942 | | < 5 | -- | 26 | 1,361 |
| 1941 | | < 5 | -- | 25 | 1,336 |
| 1940 | | < 5 | -- | 21 | 1,476 |
| 1939 | | < 5 | -- | 22 | 1,425 |
| 1938 | | < 5 | -- | 17 | 1,697 |
| 1937 | | < 5 | -- | 21 | 1,489 |
| 1936 | | < 5 | -- | 25 | 1,326 |
| 1935 | | < 5 | -- | 23 | 1,427 |
| 1934 | | < 5 | -- | 23 | 1,426 |
| 1933 | | < 5 | -- | 21 | 1,506 |
| 1932 | | < 5 | -- | 23 | 1,472 |
| 1931 | | < 5 | -- | 21 | 1,548 |
| 1930 | | < 5 | -- | 19 | 1,701 |
| 1929 | | < 5 | -- | 15 | 2,014 |
| 1928 | | < 5 | -- | 19 | 1,771 |
| 1927 | | < 5 | -- | 26 | 1,480 |
| 1926 | | < 5 | -- | 30 | 1,332 |
| 1925 | | < 5 | -- | 21 | 1,686 |
| 1924 | | < 5 | -- | 32 | 1,295 |
| 1923 | | < 5 | -- | 31 | 1,304 |
| 1922 | | < 5 | -- | 23 | 1,597 |
| 1921 | | < 5 | -- | 30 | 1,367 |
| 1920 | | < 5 | -- | 22 | 1,652 |
| 1919 | | < 5 | -- | 19 | 1,761 |
| 1918 | | < 5 | -- | 29 | 1,316 |
| 1917 | | < 5 | -- | 29 | 1,271 |
| 1916 | | < 5 | -- | 11 | 2,404 |
| 1915 | | < 5 | -- | 26 | 1,310 |
| 1914 | | < 5 | -- | 20 | 1,348 |
| 1913 | | < 5 | -- | 17 | 1,264 |
| 1912 | | < 5 | -- | 7 | 2,076 |
| 1911 | | < 5 | -- | 8 | 1,303 |
| 1910 | | < 5 | -- | 10 | 1,054 |
| 1909 | | < 5 | -- | 5 | 1,485 |
| 1908 | | < 5 | -- | 5 | 1,407 |
| 1907 | | < 5 | -- | 6 | 1,216 |
| 1906 | | < 5 | -- | 11 | 762 |
| 1905 | | < 5 | -- | 8 | 937 |
| 1904 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1903 | | < 5 | -- | 6 | 1,029 |
| 1902 | | < 5 | -- | 8 | 873 |
| 1901 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1900 | | < 5 | -- | 10 | 848 |
| 1899 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1898 | | < 5 | -- | 8 | 814 |
| 1897 | | < 5 | -- | 9 | 733 |
| 1896 | | < 5 | -- | 6 | 1,000 |
| 1895 | | < 5 | -- | 12 | 611 |
| 1894 | | < 5 | -- | 9 | 743 |
| 1893 | | < 5 | -- | 11 | 620 |
| 1892 | | < 5 | -- | 10 | 694 |
| 1891 | | < 5 | -- | 9 | 653 |
| 1890 | | < 5 | -- | 13 | 540 |
| 1889 | | < 5 | -- | 13 | 530 |
| 1888 | | < 5 | -- | 9 | 710 |
| 1887 | | < 5 | -- | 5 | 949 |
| 1886 | | < 5 | -- | 7 | 775 |
| 1885 | | < 5 | -- | 5 | 957 |
| 1884 | | < 5 | -- | 6 | 869 |
| 1883 | | < 5 | -- | 14 | 484 |
| 1882 | | < 5 | -- | 16 | 457 |
| 1881 | | < 5 | -- | 10 | 568 |
| 1880 | | < 5 | -- | 19 | 393 |