Fun Facts About the Name Caulder
- 139 babies named Caulder: U.S. records list 139 babies given the name Caulder from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Caulder Mean?
Caulder is a spelling variant of Calder, a British surname and place name whose usual meanings are "hard water" and "violent stream." The first belongs to English river names such as the River Calder, usually explained from Brittonic elements represented in Welsh by caled "hard" and dwfr "water." The second belongs to Scottish places called Calder, often derived from Scottish Gaelic callda "violent" and dobhar "water," commonly rendered "violent stream." The au in Caulder is an altered English spelling of Calder and does not add a separate meaning.
Caulder Name History & Origins
Calder is recorded in Britain as a river name and as a place name. The River Calder in West Yorkshire and several places in Scotland called Calder lie behind the surname. In England the surname was used by people who lived near a river or settlement named Calder; in Scotland it was likewise taken from places called Calder. Caulder is an altered spelling of Calder, and as a first name it keeps the surname form rather than deriving from a separate given-name root.
How Popular is the Name Caulder?
Caulder has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2018. Its best rank was #4,955 in 2018.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,877 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2024 | #8,405 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2023 | #8,366 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2022 | #12,675 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2021 | #7,175 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2020 | #8,187 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2019 | #9,040 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2018 | #4,955 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2017 | #6,101 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2016 | #5,828 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2015 | #8,880 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2013 | #8,931 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2007 | #9,931 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 2005 | #11,730 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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