What is Cal short for?
Cal is short for Caleb, Callum, Calvin and Callahan. In 2025, 554 boys in the United States were given Cal as their full name, with nothing longer behind it, according to Social Security records.
The names behind Cal
Each count is the number of children given that name in the United States in 2025, from US Social Security records. A name given to fewer than five children in a year is left out of the published file.
Caleb Hebrew origin
Cal from Caleb: old-school and easy, shared with Calvin and Calum.
5,217 boys named Caleb in 2025
Callum Scottish origin
Cal from Callum: the easy short form.
8 girls and 2,995 boys named Callum in 2025
Calvin French origin
Cal from Calvin: the easy modern short form.
7 girls and 2,710 boys named Calvin in 2025
Callahan Irish origin
Which of these fits YOUR family? →
Cal from Callahan: the easy short form.
116 girls and 1,566 boys named Callahan in 2025