Callaway
- Meaning
- Pebbly place, through a surname
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What does Callaway mean?
Callaway means “Pebbly place, through a surname”.
Callaway is a surname used as a given name, commonly connected with the French place name Caillouet and a word for a pebble. That explanation gives it a landscape origin. A separate connection with the Scottish surname Galloway has also been proposed, so an inherited family surname may require its own genealogical explanation.
The Callaway spelling is familiar through the golf company, while Calloway recalls bandleader Cab Calloway. These associations belong to different spellings but help explain the name’s sporting and musical appeal. As a given name it is used for boys and girls; neither the surname history nor its flowing ending restricts it to one use.
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How popular is Callaway?
United States · 2025Explore how often Callaway is used and how its ranking has changed.
- US girls rank
- #2,039 2025 · #1 is most popular
- Girls named Callaway
- 93 Recorded births in 2025
- Change in births
- 57.6% More than 2024
Callaway over time
United States · Girls
Recorded births
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Yearly data & usage
Rankings are calculated separately for girls and boys. The summary highlights girls, the most common recorded usage in 2025. Use the chart’s usage selector to explore both categories.
| Year | Usage | US rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Boys | #1,811 | 88 |
| 2025 | Girls | #2,039 | 93 |
| 2024 | Boys | #2,172 | 67 |
| 2024 | Girls | #2,824 | 59 |
| 2023 | Boys | #2,193 | 65 |
| 2023 | Girls | #3,652 | 42 |
| 2022 | Boys | #2,681 | 49 |
| 2022 | Girls | #3,715 | 41 |
| 2021 | Boys | #2,982 | 41 |
| 2021 | Girls | #3,692 | 41 |
| 2020 | Boys | #3,213 | 35 |
| 2020 | Girls | #5,190 | 24 |
| 2019 | Boys | #3,648 | 30 |
| 2019 | Girls | #4,183 | 34 |
| 2018 | Boys | #4,766 | 20 |
| 2018 | Girls | #5,038 | 26 |
| 2017 | Boys | #3,692 | 29 |
| 2017 | Girls | #6,588 | 18 |
| 2016 | Boys | #3,539 | 31 |
| 2016 | Girls | #5,164 | 26 |
| 2015 | Boys | #5,550 | 16 |
| 2015 | Girls | #8,086 | 14 |
| 2014 | Boys | #4,558 | 21 |
| 2014 | Girls | #7,052 | 17 |
Years reflect available birth records. Missing records do not mean zero births.
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