Masculine dossier · first seen 1880
Cal
Rising
Gaining cultural share
Peak era
2025
Peak births
554
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
Quick answers about Cal
How many people are named Cal?
An estimated 6,385 living Americans are named Cal.
How rare is Cal?
Cal is moderately uncommon among babies today, with 554 boys receiving the name in 2025, matching its recorded peak.
How old is the typical Cal?
The median age of a living American named Cal is approximately 14 years, with most bearers falling between 4 and 33 years old.
Is Cal still popular?
Yes — Cal is currently rising in popularity, with 554 births in 2025. Births this decade are running about 2.8× higher than the previous decade.
Where is Cal most common?
Cal has its strongest geographic signal in Utah, where it appears 6.3× more often than the national baseline.
1880Peak 20252025
Peak year
2025
Decline from peak
0%
2025
554
All-time
7,858
Where it lives now
Cal is most concentrated in Utah — about 6.3× the national rate in the 2020s.
States where Cal is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.