girl's name

Caledonia

  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 5
  • Letters 9
  • Births on record 112

Scotland

#576

2021 births

Caledonia is a girl's name with 5 syllables. In 2023 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 2003, when 11 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1900.
  • 5 syllables, with the stress on syllable 3.

Caledonia over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1900s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2023, not a full ten years.

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Births named Caledonia by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1900s 5
2000s 40
2010s 41
2020s (to 2023) 11

How popular is Caledonia?

In 2023, Caledonia was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Caledonia is used

Scotland #576 5 in 2021
United States #15,448 5 in 2023

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

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 Caledonia

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 Caledonia over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Caledonia

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Caledonia — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Caledonia

How popular is the name Caledonia?

In 2023, Caledonia was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Caledonia a girl's or a boy's name?

Caledonia is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Caledonia?

Caledonia has 5 syllables.

When was Caledonia most popular?

Caledonia peaked in 2003, when 11 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.