Callaghan

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A few things about Callaghan you might not know, from US birth records. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 41,667 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Callaghan, 41 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Callaghan would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryCallaghan first shows up in US birth records in 1994, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 31 years since.
• 🏆Best yearCallaghan is at its all-time high right now: #2,991 in 2025.
• 📈Then vs nowCallaghan is 7.7× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 322,581 baby boys; in 2025, about 1 in 41,667.
• 🚀TrendCallaghan has climbed 2,050 places in the US rankings over the last five years and now sits at #2,991. Fast risers like this often keep climbing, so expect to hear it more.
• ⚖️Boy or girlCallaghan is given to both boys and girls: 85% of the 48 babies named Callaghan in 2025 were boys. That makes it one of the names that truly works for either.

About the name Callaghan

Callaghan is a boy name of English and Irish origin. It has 9 letters and 3 syllables, starting with C and ending in “-han”. US birth records list Callaghan for boys from 1994 to 2025, in 29 of those 32 years. Its best year was 2025, when it ranked #2,991 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #2,991, with 41 babies.

Origin:English namesIrish names