Callihan
Ó Ceallacháin, primarily anglicised O'Callaghan as well as variants of Callihan, is an Irish surname. Notable people with the surname include:Pat O'Callaghan (1906–1991), Irish hammer-thrower Seán Óg Ó Ceallacháin (1923–2013), journalist, author and broadcaster Bill Callihan (1916–1986), American football player Mike Callihan, Lieutenant Governor of Colorado
Meaning & Origin of Callihan
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ó Ceallacháin, primarily anglicised O'Callaghan as well as variants of Callihan, is an Irish surname. Notable people with the surname include:Pat O'Callaghan (1906–1991), Irish hammer-thrower Seán Óg Ó Ceallacháin (1923–2013), journalist, author and broadcaster Bill Callihan (1916–1986), American football player Mike Callihan, Lieutenant Governor of Colorado
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The Story of Callihan
As a girl name
Callihan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 2024, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2024, when 7 Callihans were born — ranking #12,120 that year. As of 2026, Callihan ranks #12,120 for girls with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 7 Callihans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2020s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Callihan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 2024, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2024, when 7 Callihans were born — ranking #9,864 that year. As of 2026, Callihan ranks #9,864 for boys with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 7 Callihans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2020s through the 2020s.
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About the name Callihan
Callihan is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2024 and has accumulated 7 births in the dataset. Callihan's peak popularity came in 2024 when it ranked #12,120. Use the chart and map above to compare Callihan'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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