Callaway
The Story of Callaway
As a girl name
Callaway first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1994, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 61 Callaways were born — ranking #2,772 that year. As of 2026, Callaway ranks #2,772 for girls with 61 births, rising sharply (+82% over the past five years). In total, more than 607 Callaways have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Callaway first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1998, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 75 Callaways were born — ranking #2,036 that year. As of 2026, Callaway ranks #2,036 for boys with 75 births, rising sharply (+111% over the past five years). In total, more than 697 Callaways have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Callaway
Callaway is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1998 and has accumulated 697 births in the dataset. Callaway's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #2,036. Use the chart and map above to compare Callaway'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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