Is Calder a boy or girl name?

Calder is a boy’s name. Of the 2,203 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 1.7% were girls and 98.3% were boys.

Calder

Recorded 1980–2025 · United States

Calder was most popular in 2016, when 120 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,140 that year. In 2025 it ranked #3,686, with 94 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,203 people named Calder.

Calder over time

Births per year. The dot marks Calder’s peak in 2016. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Calder a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Calder is a boy’s name — 1.7% of the 2,203 Americans given it were girls and 98.3% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 1% girls and 99% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Calder

Where Calder is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org