Callahan
The Story of Callahan
As a girl name
Callahan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1988, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 92 Callahans were born — ranking #2,093 that year. As of 2026, Callahan ranks #2,093 for girls with 92 births, rising sharply (+94% over the past five years). In total, more than 1K Callahans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Callahan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1983, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 997 Callahans were born — ranking #344 that year. As of 2026, Callahan ranks #344 for boys with 997 births, rising sharply (+210% over the past five years). In total, more than 6K Callahans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Callahan
Callahan is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1983 and has accumulated 6K births in the dataset. Callahan's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #344. Use the chart and map above to compare Callahan's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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