Callaway
Girl name · #2047 in 2025 · Rare
Callaway is currently the #2047 girl name in the United States — 93 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #8008, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 19,355 girls born in 2025 was named Callaway.
The 31-year story
Callaway first appears in the Social Security records in 1994, when 5 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 93 babies and a rank of #2036. 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 Callaway per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Callaway in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Callaway is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Callaway will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Callaway is most common
State-level data for Callaway 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 Callaway
Statistically, parents drawn to Callaway tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Clarity, Callahan, Collyns, Huntley, and Chany.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Callaway | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 93 | #2036 |
| 2024 | 59 | #2819 |
| 2023 | 42 | #3640 |
| 2022 | 41 | #3703 |
| 2021 | 41 | #3678 |
| 2020 | 24 | #5168 |
| 2019 | 34 | #4162 |
| 2018 | 26 | #5007 |
| 2017 | 18 | #6531 |
| 2016 | 26 | #5130 |
| 2015 | 14 | #8008 |
| 2014 | 17 | #6987 |
| 2013 | 19 | #6462 |
| 2012 | 16 | #7456 |
| 2011 | 14 | #8196 |
| 2010 | 12 | #9231 |
| 2009 | 6 | #15242 |
| 2008 | 11 | #10084 |
| 2007 | 10 | #10818 |
| 2006 | 12 | #9286 |
| 2002 | 9 | #10246 |
| 2001 | 8 | #11020 |
| 1999 | 8 | #10345 |
| 1998 | 9 | #9260 |
| 1997 | 8 | #9802 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Callaway a popular girl name?
Callaway ranked #2047 among girls in 2025 with 93 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #8008.
When was the name Callaway most popular?
Callaway peaked in 2025, when 93 American girls received the name (ranked #2036 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Callaway?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 19,355 newborn American girls was named Callaway. 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.