Calloway
The Story of Calloway
As a girl name
American parents first put Calloway on the record books as a girl name in 2012, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 24 Calloways were born — ranking #5,246 that year. The 2020s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 73% of all recorded Calloways. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #5,246 among girl names with 24 births, rising sharply (+151% over the past five years). In total, more than 162 Calloways have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Calloway on the record books as a boy name in 1912, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 95 Calloways were born — ranking #1,748 that year. The 2020s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 62% of all recorded Calloways. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #1,748 among boy names with 95 births, rising sharply (+115% over the past five years). In total, more than 780 Calloways have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Calloway
Calloway is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1912 and has accumulated 780 births in the dataset. Calloway's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #1,748. Use the chart and map above to compare Calloway'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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