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Caliber
OriginEnglish word name
Meaning"ability level; diameter of a gun barrel"
GenderBoy & girl
US rank · girlsUnranked
Below 5 births
US rank · boys#8366
2025 SSA
About Caliber
Caliber belongs to the class of tough boy names — along with Shooter, Wesson, and Trigger — that are given to a small but notable number of boys each year. We generally discourage parents from using such violence-promoting names — there are better routes to the nickname Cal.
Caliber is also given to girls.
Pronounced KAL-uh-ber.
As of October 2026, Caliber ranked #13798 in US births in 2021 SSA, peaked at #13763 in 2020.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | #4,005 | 26 | 13.7 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | #4,247 | 24 | 13.2 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | #4,880 | 19 | 11 |
| 2021 | #4,803 | 20 | 11.4 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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