Callahan
Girl name · #1755 in 2025 · Rare
How old is the name Callahan? In official American birth records, Callahan has been tracked continuously since 1988, giving it 37 years of documented American history.
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: Official national birth records.
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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
How old is the name Callahan?
In official American birth records, the name Callahan first appeared in 1988 (over 37 years ago), when 7 newborn girls received the name. It has been tracked in modern national records for 37 years.
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: Official American birth records, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect registered birth records for American families.