Callaway: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “pebbly place”
- Origin
- English
- Say it
- KAL-uh-way · 3 syllables
- Used for
- Both (47% girls, 53% boys since 1880)
An English surname from place-name elements, used occasionally as a given name. It is surname-style rather than a traditional first name.
How popular is Callaway?
Babies named Callaway in 2024125
2024 rank#2,177 boys
Peak year2024
Total US babies since 18801,039
Callaway is rising: use over the last five years is 3.2× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Callaway
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Callaway questions
What does the name Callaway mean?
Callaway means "pebbly place". It comes from English. An English surname from place-name elements, used occasionally as a given name. It is surname-style rather than a traditional first name.
Is Callaway a boy or girl name?
Callaway is used for both: about 47% of US babies named Callaway since 1880 were girls.
How popular is Callaway?
125 US babies were named Callaway in 2024. Its peak year was 2024.
How do you pronounce Callaway?
Callaway is usually pronounced KAL-uh-way.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.