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Cal
Pronounced /kæl/
Rank in 2024
#670
Born in 2024
408
Peak year
2024 · #670
Origin
Not recorded
1880 to 2024
RisingIts story in numbers
- In 2024, 408 boys were named Cal, about 1 in every 4,204.
- 2024 is its biggest year on record.
- It appears in the very first year of records, 1880.
- 7,303 boys have been named Cal since 1880.
Who else has this name
Babies named Cal per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.
- <0.1Greatest1901–27
- <0.1Silent1928–45
- <0.1Boomers1946–64
- <0.1Gen X1965–80
- <0.1Millennials1981–96
- <0.1Gen Z1997–12
- 0.1Gen Alpha2013–24
Greatest: 440 babies, 0.03 per 1,000. Silent: 404 babies, 0.02 per 1,000. Boomers: 976 babies, 0.03 per 1,000. Gen X: 494 babies, 0.02 per 1,000. Millennials: 756 babies, 0.02 per 1,000. Gen Z: 1,403 babies, 0.04 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 2,629 babies, 0.12 per 1,000.
Meaning and origin
==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /kæl/ ==== Proper noun ==== Cal A short form of the male given names Caleb, Calum or Calvin. A diminutive of the female given name Caroline. (informal) University of California, Berkeley (informal, uncommon) California. ===== Derived terms ===== Cal king calutron
- A short form of the male given names Caleb, Calum or Calvin.
- A diminutive of the female given name Caroline.
- Origin
- Not recorded
- Say it
- /kæl/
From Wiktionary’s entry for Cal, CC BY-SA 4.0.