Calloway
Calloway was the 1467th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 121 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 3,445 places. More babies were named Calloway in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,467 boys, up 1,564 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 121boys
- Girls and boys
- 18% girls, 82% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2025121 babies
- Total since 1880
- 857babies recorded
Calloway popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,439 | #1,467 | 23 | 121 |
| 2020 | #10,427 | #3,031 | 9 | 38 |
| 2010 | — | #8,248 | — | 9 |
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| 1920 | — | #3,254 | — | 8 |
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How popular is Calloway, counting every spelling?
Calloway is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #982 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,467 for Calloway on its own. Together these spellings went to 217 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calloway | 121 | #1,467 | 388 |
| Callaway | 88 | #1,811 | 310 |
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 Calloway?
121 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Calloway (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Calloway 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 69 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Calloway.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Calloway?
About 700 people born in the US named Calloway are alive today, with a median age of 4; half are between 2 and 9. That makes Calloway 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.
Calloway by state
How common Calloway was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Tennessee (3.5×). In 43 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 Calloway: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Calloway, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Calloway
How popular is the name Calloway?
Calloway was the 1467th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 121 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 3,445 places. More babies were named Calloway in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Calloway a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 18% girls, 82% boys given the name Calloway in the US.
Where is Calloway most popular?
In 2021–2025, Calloway was most common in Tennessee (0.15 per 1,000 boys), followed by Missouri and Indiana.