Calloway
2025 SSA
2025 SSA
About Calloway
Calloway is one of those irresistibly jaunty, animated three-syllable surnames, like Sullivan, Rafferty and Finnegan — but this one has the added attraction of jazzy ties to the immortal "Dean of American Jive," Cab Calloway. With its melodic sound, its similarity to Callahan, Caleb, Waylon, and Callum, and its fun, nature meaning, Calloway is a quietly rising choice in the US, given to 87 boys (and 22 girls) in a recent year.
Calloway for girls#5439 US
Calloway is one of those irresistibly jaunty, animated three-syllable surnames, like Sullivan and Finnegan — but this one has the added attraction of jazzy ties to the immortal "Dean of American Jive," Cab Calloway. For a girl, this could be an unconventional route to the cool nickname Callie.
Instagram starlet Caroline Calloway adds some drama to the name, which has been quietly but steadily climbing the charts in the US, predominantly for boys. Given to 109 babies in a recent year, 22 were girls and 87 were boys, meaning for every girl called Calloway, there are three boys with the name.
Pronounced KAL-uh-way.
As of October 2026, Calloway ranked #1467 in US births in 2025 SSA.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #4,721 | 20 | 10.4 |
| 2015 | #4,911 | 19 | 9.9 |
| 2016 | #4,643 | 21 | 11.1 |
| 2017 | #3,320 | 34 | 18.4 |
| 2018 | #3,382 | 33 | 18.2 |
| 2019 | #3,271 | 35 | 19.5 |
| 2020 | #3,031 | 38 | 22 |
| 2021 | #2,698 | 47 | 26.9 |
| 2022 | #2,327 | 61 | 34.9 |
| 2023 | #2,101 | 70 | 40.9 |
| 2024 | #1,849 | 87 | 50.5 |
| 2025 | #1,467 | 121 | 70.8 |
World rankings
Calloway for boys
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