Calder
Boy · KAWL-der · Scottish
Calder is a boys' name of Scottish origin, meaning “rough water”. In 2025 it ranked 5,065th for boys in the UK (3 babies) and 1,728th for boys in the US (94 babies).
What does Calder mean?
Scottish: Scottish surname from place and river names of Celtic origin
“rough water”
From Scottish and English place names such as the River Calder; American sculptor Alexander Calder invented the mobile.
- Say it
- KAWL-der
Is Calder a girl's or a boy's name?
Calder is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 boys in the UK and 94 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Calder in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,065among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 3about 1 in 100,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 47% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 3 boys in the UK were named Calder, making it the 5,065th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,803rd. Its busiest year was 2022, with 10 boys.
Half of all the boys named Calder in the UK since 1996 were born between 2007 and 2020. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,974th in England and Wales.
Calder in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,065 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 5 | #3,712 |
| 2022 | 10 | #2,279 |
| 2021 | 3 | #4,989 |
| 2020 | 3 | #4,803 |
| 2019 | 5 | #3,597 |
| 2018 | 7 | #2,823 |
| 2017 | 3 | #4,995 |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,214 |
| 2015 | 6 | #3,149 |
| 2014 | 1 | #6,179 |
| 2013 | 3 | #4,884 |
| 2012 | 6 | #3,167 |
| 2011 | 5 | #3,446 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,026 |
| 2009 | 1 | #6,016 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 1 | #5,736 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 5 | #2,885 |
| 2004 | 2 | #4,818 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 1 | #4,262 |
| 2001 | 3 | #3,255 |
| 2000 | 2 | #3,980 |
| 1999 | 2 | #3,878 |
| 1998 | 1 | #3,884 |
| 1997 | 2 | #3,812 |
| 1996 | 4 | #2,442 |
How popular is Calder in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,728among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 94about 1 in 18,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 6% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 94 boys in the US were named Calder, making it the 1,728th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,766th. Its busiest year was 2016, with 120 boys. It first appears in the records in 1980.
Half of all the boys named Calder in the US since 1880 were born between 2005 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 117 boys in the US were given Calder or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,352, up from #1,728 for this spelling alone.
Calder in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 94 | #1,728 |
| 2024 | 78 | #1,985 |
| 2023 | 113 | #1,547 |
| 2022 | 88 | #1,826 |
| 2021 | 80 | #1,902 |
| 2020 | 86 | #1,766 |
| 2019 | 84 | #1,816 |
| 2018 | 98 | #1,648 |
| 2017 | 107 | #1,530 |
| 2016 | 120 | #1,443 |
| 2015 | 79 | #1,853 |
| 2014 | 87 | #1,730 |
| 2013 | 70 | #1,963 |
| 2012 | 65 | #2,090 |
| 2011 | 77 | #1,834 |
| 2010 | 65 | #2,068 |
| 2009 | 65 | #2,098 |
| 2008 | 64 | #2,124 |
| 2007 | 39 | #2,972 |
| 2006 | 62 | #2,101 |
| 2005 | 39 | #2,748 |
| 2004 | 57 | #2,071 |
| 2003 | 40 | #2,541 |
| 2002 | 38 | #2,552 |
| 2001 | 28 | #3,138 |
| 2000 | 34 | #2,669 |
| 1999 | 26 | #3,099 |
| 1998 | 24 | #3,187 |
| 1997 | 18 | #3,733 |
| 1996 | 16 | #4,016 |
| 1995 | 20 | #3,298 |
| 1994 | 21 | #3,209 |
| 1993 | 26 | #2,691 |
| 1992 | 17 | #3,597 |
| 1991 | 13 | #4,223 |
| 1990 | 14 | #3,965 |
| 1989 | 18 | #3,199 |
| 1988 | 23 | #2,504 |
| 1987 | 11 | #3,954 |
| 1986 | 6 | #5,920 |
| 1985 | 13 | #3,398 |
| 1984 | 19 | #2,528 |
| 1983 | 6 | #5,481 |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 9 | #4,151 |
| 1980 | 9 | #4,133 |
Nicknames for Calder
- Cal 10 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Calder
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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Other spellings of Calder
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