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Girl name

Caldonia

100% girls · last recorded 2016

Caldonia has been given to about 706 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1919, which makes it a Edwardian name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables3
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 138
Median age today86 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Caldonia per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1919 · 27
  • Born in 20250
  • All time706

How popular is Caldonia?

Its best year was 1919, when 27 babies were given the name, ranking 1532nd. The typical living American called Caldonia is about 86 years old today.

Names that sound like Caldonia

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Antonia0.72
  2. Latonia0.72
  3. Kalia0.66
  4. Magnolia0.62
  5. Gloria0.59
  6. Alicia0.59
  7. Claudia0.59
  8. Valeria0.59

Middle names for Caldonia

Ranked by flow score
  1. Caldonia Rose0.85
  2. Caldonia Louise0.85
  3. Caldonia June0.84
  4. Caldonia Pearl0.84
  5. Caldonia Quinn0.84
  6. Caldonia Nell0.84

Sibling names for Caldonia

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Luellasister · 0.75
  2. Goldiesister · 0.74
  3. Lettiesister · 0.73
  4. Archiebrother · 0.64
  5. Forestbrother · 0.64
  6. Sambrother · 0.63

Where Caldonia is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Caldonia White0.80
    2. Caldonia Reyes0.80
    3. Caldonia Nguyen0.80
    4. Caldonia Moore0.80
    5. Caldonia Lee0.80
    6. Caldonia Hill0.80

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Caldonia

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. Scotland1974–2020

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.