girls:
430 births since 1994
#5286 (7th percentile)
boys:
484 births since 1998
#4102 (10th percentile)
overall:
914 births since 1994
#6825 (12th percentile)
The name Callaway is the #6,825 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 914 recorded births since 1994. This represents the 11.8% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 11.8% of all names). For boys, it ranks #4,102 (10.5% percentile) for all time with 484 births since 1998. For girls, it ranks #5,286 (7.5% percentile) for all time with 430 births since 1994.
Callaway first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1994 (1994 for girls and 1998 for boys). Birth data for Callaway is available in 26 out of the 30 years between 1994 and 2023. The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.
The name Callaway is truly gender-neutral, with nearly equal distribution between boys and girls. In 2023, 60.7% of babies named Callaway were boys. Interestingly, until around 2003, the name was more popular for girls (59.5% girls from 1994 to 2002), but since then it has been more commonly used for boys (54.1% boys from 2003 to 2023).
For boys, Callaway reached its peak popularity in 2023, achieving the 6.6% percentile (ranked #851) with 35 births per million. The name was most common in 2023, with 35 births per million (ranked 6.6% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2012, the popularity of this name for boys has been increasing. Currently, Callaway is at or near its peak popularity for boys, ranked #851 (6.6% percentile) with 35 births per million.
For girls, Callaway reached its peak popularity in 2023, achieving the 3.9% percentile (ranked #910) with 24 births per million. The name was most common in 2023, with 24 births per million (ranked 3.9% percentile). Over the past 5 years, the popularity of this name for girls has been increasing. Currently, Callaway is at or near its peak popularity for girls, ranked #910 (3.9% percentile) with 24 births per million.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Callaway".
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Our model has identified 4 different pronunciations for the name Callaway. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.
Our model is 51.7% confident that Callaway is pronounced as KA-luh-way, which has 3 syllables. The next most likely pronunciation is KA-luh-WAY, at 34.5% confidence, with 3 syllables.
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