Cal
A boys’ name of Latin origin, meaning bald; a form of Caleb or Calvin.
How Cal has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2020 | #938 |
| 2021 | #875 |
| 2022 | #747 |
| 2023 | #714 |
| 2024 | #670 |
| 2025 | #543 |
Cal by the numbers
In 2025, 4 babies in England and Wales were named Cal. In the US, 157 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 159 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.
Other names that come from Caleb
Like Cal, each of these traces back to Caleb: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Calebwhole-hearted, faithful7,093 in the US (2017)
- Kalebwhole heart; a modern spelling of Caleb2,091 in the US (2017)
- Kaylebdevotion to God; a modern spelling of Caleb85 in the US (2017)
- Khalebwhole heart; a modern spelling of Caleb51 in the US (2017)
- Kailebwhole heart; a spelling variant of Caleb29 in the US (2017)
- Caleb-Jamesdevotion to god; a form of Caleb with James8 in England and Wales (2025)
- Kalevwhole heart; a form of Caleb8 in the US (2017)
- Kallebwhole heart; variant of Caleb7 in the US (2017)
Other names that come from Calvin
Like Cal, each of these traces back to Calvin: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Cal. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Carlfree man; a form of Charles411 in the US (2017)
- Camcrooked; from Scottish cam or diminutive of Cameron107 in the US (2017)
- Cairejoice or celebrate52 in England and Wales (2025)
- Caledevotion to god; a form of Caleb57 in the US (2017)
- Cansoul or spirit6 in England and Wales (2025)
- Casa form of Cassandra or Cassius8 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Cal
Names that are said the same way as Cal, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.