boy's name
Calix
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 2
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 1,145
Calix is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 75 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2025, when 75 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 44,205 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 2002.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Calix over time
Births per decade in the United States, 2000s 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 |
|---|---|
| 2000s | 144 |
| 2010s | 365 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 346 |
How popular is Calix?
In 2025, Calix was given to 75 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Calix is used
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 Calix
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Calix also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Calix over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Calix
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Calix — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Calix
How popular is the name Calix?
In 2025, Calix was given to 75 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Calix a girl's or a boy's name?
Calix is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Calix?
Calix has 2 syllables.
When was Calix most popular?
Calix peaked in 2025, when 75 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Calix a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Calix currently ranks #1,610 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.