unisex name
Callaway
- Gender Unisex
- Syllables 3
- Letters 8
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 1,221
Callaway is a unisex name with 3 syllables. It is given to both girls and boys — about 48% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 181 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2025, when 181 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 18,317 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1994.
- 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Callaway over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1990s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 42 |
| 2000s | 133 |
| 2010s | 401 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 645 |
How popular is Callaway?
In 2025, Callaway was given to 181 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 Callaway
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Callaway also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Callaway over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Callaway
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Callaway — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Callaway
How popular is the name Callaway?
In 2025, Callaway was given to 181 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Callaway a girl's or a boy's name?
Callaway is used for both girls and boys. About 48% of recorded births with this name are girls.
How many syllables are in Callaway?
Callaway has 3 syllables.
When was Callaway most popular?
Callaway peaked in 2025, when 181 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Callaway a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Callaway currently ranks #1,818 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.