How Many People Are Named Callahan?
people named Callahan are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 48,931 people in the US has this name
Based on 7,031 babies named Callahan in Social Security records from 1983 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
1,682 births
Trend
Rising (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From a surname, the Anglicized form of the Irish Ó Ceallacháin, which means "descendant of CEALLACHÁN".
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Callahan, 14.2% were girls and 85.8% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Callahan fell from 42.8% in the 1990s to 9% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Callahan alive today is about 6 years old, and 98% are under 30. Half of them were between 1 and 7 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Callahan first appears in the records in 1983, and 2025 was its biggest year so far, with 1,682 babies.
Babies given the name each year, 1983 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Callahan has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #227, in 2025. In 2025 it ranked #227. Among girls, its best rank was #1,748, in 2025.
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #227 | #1,748 |
| Best rank | #227 (2025) | #1,748 (2025) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #433 in the 2020s | #2,461 in the 2020s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Callahan alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Callahan were born in Texas than in any other state: about 462 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Callahan was given 2.8 times as often in Minnesota, 2.5 times in Wisconsin and 2.3 times in Iowa.
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