boy's name
Calahan
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 3
- Letters 7
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 291
Calahan is a boy's name with 3 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 26 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2025, when 26 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 127,518 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1986.
- 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Calahan over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1980s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 6 |
| 1990s | 51 |
| 2000s | 76 |
| 2010s | 57 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 101 |
How popular is Calahan?
In 2025, Calahan was given to 26 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Calahan
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
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Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Calahan over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Calahan
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Calahan — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Calahan
How popular is the name Calahan?
In 2025, Calahan was given to 26 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Calahan a girl's or a boy's name?
Calahan is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Calahan?
Calahan has 3 syllables.
When was Calahan most popular?
Calahan peaked in 2025, when 26 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Calahan a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Calahan currently ranks #4,077 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.