Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Calder

Gender

Male

Origin

Celtic/Gaelic
Rough waters.
Celtic
English
Cold brook; surname
Scottish

Syllables

2

Themes

  • Exotic
  • Surname

Pronunciation

c(a)-lder, cal-der

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2016 (rank #1443, 120 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1728, 94 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2012 (rank #13452, 7 births); most recent 2020 (rank #15082, 5 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
202594–
202477–
2023113–
202288–
202180–
2020865
201984–
2018986
2017106–
2016120–

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 2018 (rank #3409, 5 births); most recent 2025 (rank #4970, 3 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoys
20253
2024–
2023–
20224
2021–
2020–
2019–
20185
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Boys: peak in 2022 (rank #472, 6 births); most recent 2023 (rank #533, 5 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearBoys
2025–
2024–
20235
20226
20213
20203
20195
2018–
20173
20164

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Boys: peak in 2018 (rank #437, 8 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearBoys
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
20188
2017–
2016–
2015–
2014–

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence