Calder
2025 SSA
Below 5 births
About Calder
A cool, rugged sounding name, Calder is connected to an ancient Scottish clan, an English village, and a Scottish River, along with the sculptor Alexander Calder, who invented the mobile (as in, kinetic sculptures powered by motors or air). Meaning "rocky water" or "stony river" in the ancient Brittonic language, it makes a creative yet outdoorsy choice.
Calder for girls
One art name that sounds distinctly more masculine. Unless you're a big mobile fan, keep thinking.
Pronounced KAWL-der.
As of October 2026, Calder ranked #1731 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #1444 in 2016, Nameberry popularity #340.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,731 | 87 | 45.3 |
| 2015 | #1,856 | 79 | 41.2 |
| 2016 | #1,444 | 120 | 63.2 |
| 2017 | #1,542 | 106 | 57.3 |
| 2018 | #1,646 | 98 | 54 |
| 2019 | #1,816 | 84 | 46.8 |
| 2020 | #1,768 | 86 | 49.8 |
| 2021 | #1,903 | 80 | 45.7 |
| 2022 | #1,829 | 88 | 50.4 |
| 2023 | #1,549 | 113 | 66.1 |
| 2024 | #1,991 | 77 | 44.7 |
| 2025 | #1,731 | 94 | 55 |
World rankings
Calder for boys
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Famous Calders
- Calder Allan William Reid (b. 2015)Boy
son of ice hockey players Meaghan Mikkelson and Scott Reid
- Eleanor CalderGirl
model and girlfriend of British singer Louis Tomlinson
Calder in pop culture
- Calder PillayBoy
a character in the Chasing Vermeer Series by Blue Balliet
- Caulder CooperBoy
character in Slammed by Coleen Hoover
- Kaldur'ahmBoy
name used by Aqualad in the surface world in "Young Justice"
- The Calder CupBoy
trophy awarded annually to the champions of the American Hockey League.
- Calder WhiteBoy
main character in Lies Beneath by Anne Greenwood Brown