Boy name#1,642 of boy names
Callahan
Pronounced K AE1 L AH0 HH AE2 N (ARPABET)
- 3 syllables
- Peaked 2024
- 42 years in use
How popular is Callahan?
Callahan is a boys' name, and first appears in 1983. It has been given to 5,345 children — the 1,642nd most common boys' name on record.
It is climbing hard: about eight times as many births in the past decade as in the one before it. Its best single year was 2024, when 907 children were given it.
Characteristics
- 3 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- K AE1 L AH0 HH AE2 N
- Stress pattern:
- 102
- Syllables:
- 3
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Callahan
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Callahan
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Callahan?
- Callahan ranks 1,642nd among boys' names in US records, with 5,345 births since 1983. Over the past decade it accounts for 3,647.
- Is Callahan a unisex name?
- No. Callahan is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Callahan most popular?
- 2024, when 907 children were given the name. It has been in use for 42 years and is still recorded as of 2024.