male NAME · CURRENTLY #543

Cal

KAL

“A short form of Calvin, Callum, or Caleb; depending on the source, meanings include “bald,” “dove,” or “devotion to God.””

A concise given name that can also function as a short form of several longer names.

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How Cal has traveled through time

191880 51885 131890 121895 101900 81905 101910 261915 221920 211925 191930 231935 211940 261945 341950 521955 651960 331965 371970 311975 321980 361985 411990 841995 882000 902005 882010 1442015 2352020 5542025
LATEST YEAR2025554 births
PEAK RANK#393in 1880
CURRENT USAGE0% F100% M

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration. SSA excludes names with fewer than five occurrences in a geographic area.

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