Calogero
Calogero is common given name and family name, and a place name of Greek origin.
- Italian
Meaning & Origin of Calogero
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Calogero is common given name and family name, and a place name of Greek origin.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Italian
The Story of Calogero
American parents first put Calogero on the record books as a baby boy name in 1914, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2021, when 22 Calogeros were born — ranking #4,494 that year. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 22% of all recorded Calogeros. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #4,570 among baby boy names with 22 births, rising sharply (+17% over the past five years). In total, more than 620 Calogeros have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Names that sound like Calogero
Phonetically similar names — useful when Calogero is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Caligiuri
- Caligari
- Calero
- Colleger
- Colegio
- Colleges
- Collogen
- Cajero
- Calamari
- Kalahari
- Calavera
- Kalamari
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About the name Calogero
Calogero is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1914 and has accumulated 620 births in the dataset. Calogero's peak popularity came in 2021 when it ranked #2,819. Use the chart and map above to compare Calogero'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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