How Many People Are Named Caldwell?
people named Caldwell are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 1,299,562 people in the US has this name
Based on 636 babies named Caldwell in Social Security records from 1906 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
21 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Caldwell in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Caldwell alive today is about 35 years old, and 56% are under 30. Half of them were between 6 and 73 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Caldwell first appears in the records in 1906 and was given most often in 1918, to 21 babies. In 2025, 15 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1906 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Caldwell has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #1,135, in 1906. In 2025 it ranked #5,894.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #5,894 |
| Best rank | #1,135 (1906) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #2,521 in the 1920s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Caldwell alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Caldwell were born in North Carolina than in any other state: about 3 of those alive today.
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