Callahan
Girl name · #1755 in 2025 · Rare
Callahan is currently the #1755 girl name in the United States — 116 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #4981, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 15,517 girls born in 2025 was named Callahan.
The 37-year story
Callahan first appears in the Social Security records in 1988, when 7 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 116 babies and a rank of #1747. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Callahan per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Callahan in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Callahan is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Callahan will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Callahan is most common
State-level data for Callahan is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Callahan
Statistically, parents drawn to Callahan tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Sullivan, Scottlyn, Callaway, Scotlynn, and Bayan.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Callahan | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 116 | #1747 |
| 2024 | 85 | #2218 |
| 2023 | 67 | #2614 |
| 2022 | 75 | #2425 |
| 2021 | 51 | #3157 |
| 2020 | 41 | #3607 |
| 2019 | 50 | #3172 |
| 2018 | 35 | #4076 |
| 2017 | 32 | #4384 |
| 2016 | 27 | #4990 |
| 2015 | 27 | #4981 |
| 2014 | 21 | #5993 |
| 2013 | 22 | #5834 |
| 2012 | 24 | #5557 |
| 2011 | 19 | #6564 |
| 2010 | 16 | #7513 |
| 2009 | 20 | #6544 |
| 2008 | 20 | #6559 |
| 2007 | 13 | #9007 |
| 2006 | 17 | #7142 |
| 2005 | 10 | #10128 |
| 2004 | 23 | #5377 |
| 2003 | 12 | #8505 |
| 2002 | 16 | #6698 |
| 2001 | 18 | #6067 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Callahan a popular girl name?
Callahan ranked #1755 among girls in 2025 with 116 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #4981.
When was the name Callahan most popular?
Callahan peaked in 2025, when 116 American girls received the name (ranked #1747 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Callahan?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 15,517 newborn American girls was named Callahan. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.