Given name & surname
Calix
“a handsome man”
Calix is used as a given name and a surname. One Greek interpretation is “a handsome man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Greek interpretation is “a handsome man.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Greek.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2002. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Calix through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 855
- 855 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 75 babies
- 2025
- 75
- #2,010 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +47%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 75 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 2,010 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 47.1% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (9). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 533 as a first name in 2020; 2,805 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Calix’s family of names
Calix has a related form in Calax. Calix has a related form in Calex. Calix has a related form in Calox.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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