Cal
Boy3 letters
#509
in Ireland (2025)
#492 with spellings combined
6
babies in 2025
#261
best rank (1997)
144
babies since 1987
Down 70
10-year rank change
Cal through the years
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| Year | Babies (boys) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #492 |
| 2024 | 7 | #454 |
| 2023 | 7 | #460 |
| 2022 | 5 | #552 |
| 2021 | 4 | #603 |
| 2020 | 5 | #528 |
| 2019 | 5 | #537 |
| 2018 | 9 | #384 |
| 2017 | 4 | #610 |
| 2016 | 6 | #491 |
| 2015 | 8 | #422 |
| 2014 | 5 | #550 |
| 2013 | 4 | #606 |
| 2010 | 8 | #422 |
| 2009 | 6 | #472 |
| 2007 | 5 | #473 |
| 2006 | 5 | #423 |
| 2005 | 3 | #518 |
| 2004 | 7 | #322 |
| 2003 | 3 | #500 |
| 2002 | 5 | #348 |
| 2001 | 7 | #273 |
| 2000 | 3 | #390 |
| 1998 | 3 | #369 |
| 1997 | 7 | #261 |
| 1990 | 4 | #286 |
| 1987 | 3 | #303 |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies' Names (VSA50, VSA60), CC BY 4.0.
We haven't written up the meaning and story of Cal yet. The popularity figures above come straight from the CSO.
Spellings counted here
| Spelling | 2025 | All years |
|---|---|---|
| Cal | 6 | 144 |
In Northern Ireland
#395 in 2025 with 3 babies. Best rank #244 (2000); 55 babies since 1997.
Source: NISRA, Open Government Licence.