Caldwell is a rare boys' name that peaked in 1918 and has grown less common since.
Caldwell is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #5,897 for boy births in the United States (and #12,426 across all names), given to 15 babies. Caldwell was first reported in SSA data in 1906 and peaked in 1918 (21 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15 | 15 | #5,897 |
| 2024 | 14 | 14 | #6,241 |
| 2023 | 7 | 7 | #9,910 |
| 2022 | 10 | 10 | #7,852 |
| 2021 | 7 | 7 | #9,895 |
| 2020 | 9 | 9 | #8,182 |
| 2019 | 9 | 9 | #8,320 |
| 2018 | 10 | 10 | #7,714 |
| 2017 | 5 | 5 | #12,586 |
| 2016 | 6 | 6 | #10,957 |
| 2015 | 5 | 5 | #12,370 |
| 2014 | 8 | 8 | #8,901 |
| 2013 | 7 | 7 | #9,809 |
| 2010 | 5 | 5 | #12,531 |
| 2009 | 6 | 6 | #11,211 |
| 2008 | 6 | 6 | #11,267 |
| 2004 | 6 | 6 | #10,149 |
| 2001 | 5 | 5 | #10,804 |
| 1997 | 7 | — | #7,389 |
| 1992 | 6 | — | #7,542 |
| 1990 | 5 | — | #8,285 |
| 1989 | 5 | — | #8,062 |
| 1987 | 5 | — | #7,095 |
| 1972 | 6 | — | #4,504 |
| 1967 | 5 | — | #4,032 |
| 1964 | 7 | — | #3,318 |
| 1955 | 6 | — | #3,552 |
| 1954 | 9 | — | #2,768 |
| 1952 | 10 | — | #2,539 |
| 1951 | 12 | — | #2,266 |
| 1950 | 10 | — | #2,455 |
| 1949 | 11 | — | #2,353 |
| 1948 | 13 | — | #2,128 |
| 1947 | 14 | — | #2,086 |
| 1946 | 12 | — | #2,163 |
| 1945 | 7 | — | #2,777 |
| 1944 | 6 | — | #3,149 |
| 1943 | 9 | — | #2,586 |
| 1942 | 5 | — | #3,631 |
| 1941 | 5 | — | #3,568 |
| 1940 | 7 | — | #2,910 |
| 1939 | 6 | — | #3,161 |
| 1937 | 6 | — | #3,218 |
| 1936 | 7 | — | #2,900 |
| 1935 | 6 | — | #3,309 |
| 1934 | 9 | — | #2,586 |
| 1933 | 9 | — | #2,567 |
| 1932 | 7 | — | #3,126 |
| 1931 | 10 | — | #2,504 |
| 1930 | 13 | — | #2,197 |
| 1929 | 14 | — | #2,111 |
| 1928 | 8 | — | #3,109 |
| 1927 | 11 | — | #2,548 |
| 1926 | 9 | — | #2,940 |
| 1925 | 7 | — | #3,458 |
| 1924 | 12 | — | #2,495 |
| 1923 | 13 | — | #2,350 |
| 1922 | 9 | — | #3,051 |
| 1921 | 16 | — | #2,072 |
| 1920 | 16 | — | #2,061 |
| 1919 | 20 | — | #1,705 |
| 1918 | 21 | — | #1,662 |
| 1917 | 17 | — | #1,823 |
| 1916 | 14 | — | #2,058 |
| 1915 | 16 | — | #1,800 |
| 1913 | 10 | — | #1,820 |
| 1912 | 10 | — | #1,633 |
| 1910 | 5 | — | #1,629 |
| 1909 | 7 | — | #1,169 |
| 1906 | 6 | — | #1,136 |