Calix
Calix was the 2010th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 75 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,514 places. More babies were named Calix in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,010 boys, up 687 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 75boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202575 babies
- Total since 1880
- 855babies recorded
Calix popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,010 | 75 |
| 2020 | #2,697 | 46 |
| 2010 | #4,545 | 21 |
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How popular is Calix, counting every spelling?
Calix is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,424 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,010 for Calix on its own. Together these spellings went to 116 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calix | 75 | #2,010 | 300 |
| Kalix | 28 | #3,898 | 124 |
| Calyx | 13 | #6,518 | 86 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Calix?
75 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Calix (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Calix born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 112 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Calix.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Calix?
About 800 people born in the US named Calix are alive today, with a median age of 8; half are between 4 and 14. That makes Calix a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Calix by state
How common Calix was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 45 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Calix: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Calix, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Calix
How popular is the name Calix?
Calix was the 2010th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 75 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,514 places. More babies were named Calix in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Calix a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Calix in the US.
Where is Calix most popular?
In 2021–2025, Calix was most common in North Carolina (0.04 per 1,000 boys), followed by Texas and California.