Baby name
Cal
Boy
Comeback name
7,858births since 1880
2020sgeneration
No. 542rank at its peak, in 2025
Where babies named Cal are born
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The darker the blue, the more common Cal is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.
Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, Cal is most common in Utah (6.9 times), Wisconsin (3.8) and Minnesota (3), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
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