Caleb

Given to 325,003 US babies since 1880

● Steady

Rank in 2025

—

recorded as girls

#58

recorded as boys

9 since 2024

Babies in 2025

5,217

boys 5,217

Peak year

2002

11,665 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

325,003

since 1880

Born a Caleb? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Caleb was most popular in 2002, when 11,665 babies recorded as boys got the name (6.0 per 1,000). In 2025, 5,217 babies were named Caleb, ranking #58 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	<5	—	5,217	58
2024	9	10271	5,795	49
2023	8	11169	5,533	51
2022	12	8542	5,778	52
2021	9	10292	5,964	51
2020	6	13453	5,616	56
2019	13	8138	6,416	51
2018	5	15682	6,997	45
2017	10	9943	7,154	50
2016	9	10859	7,982	44
2015	11	9481	8,826	37
2014	14	8053	9,245	35
2013	16	7372	9,612	32
2012	15	7804	9,977	32
2011	9	11181	10,040	32
2010	18	6904	10,485	32
2009	13	8888	11,001	31
2008	10	10807	10,579	34
2007	10	10818	10,954	36
2006	10	10611	11,001	34
2005	25	5113	10,894	35
2004	60	2711	11,307	33
2003	23	5235	11,643	34
2002	19	5897	11,665	35
2001	27	4447	11,177	37
2000	19	5705	9,866	38
1999	22	4870	9,281	41
1998	23	4636	9,028	42
1997	11	7742	7,775	47
1996	17	5531	7,550	48
1995	12	7041	6,655	54
1994	12	7097	6,161	60
1993	17	5419	5,788	66
1992	11	7512	5,042	74
1991	12	6976	4,864	78
1990	11	7303	4,154	88
1989	15	5545	3,788	91
1988	14	5598	2,817	108
1987	16	4857	2,502	115
1986	12	5757	2,097	131
1985	13	5348	2,083	136
1984	18	4166	1,650	163
1983	11	5824	1,716	159
1982	11	5911	1,583	170
1981	7	8128	1,428	175
1980	8	7418	980	235
1979	<5	—	860	247
1978	<5	—	702	275
1977	<5	—	712	274
1976	<5	—	525	330
1975	<5	—	415	381
1974	<5	—	301	460
1973	<5	—	185	584
1972	<5	—	114	740
1971	<5	—	104	789
1970	<5	—	94	832
1969	<5	—	77	873
1968	<5	—	61	930
1967	<5	—	36	1253
1966	<5	—	63	916
1965	<5	—	41	1189
1964	<5	—	58	989
1963	<5	—	47	1121
1962	<5	—	46	1137
1961	<5	—	39	1262
1960	<5	—	50	1098
1959	<5	—	45	1156
1958	<5	—	55	1026
1957	<5	—	45	1151
1956	<5	—	48	1092
1955	<5	—	40	1181
1954	<5	—	33	1311
1953	<5	—	36	1245
1952	<5	—	39	1182
1951	<5	—	39	1150
1950	<5	—	36	1203
1949	<5	—	31	1297
1948	<5	—	38	1160
1947	<5	—	44	1093
1946	<5	—	32	1236
1945	<5	—	19	1536
1944	<5	—	25	1328
1943	<5	—	32	1214
1942	<5	—	28	1316
1941	<5	—	33	1152
1940	<5	—	30	1227
1939	<5	—	30	1194
1938	<5	—	37	1062
1937	<5	—	27	1288
1936	<5	—	29	1225
1935	<5	—	28	1273
1934	<5	—	39	1038
1933	<5	—	37	1078
1932	<5	—	43	1004
1931	<5	—	25	1394
1930	<5	—	21	1602
1929	<5	—	29	1312
1928	<5	—	26	1448
1927	<5	—	43	1080
1926	<5	—	39	1144
1925	<5	—	56	900
1924	<5	—	44	1071
1923	<5	—	37	1177
1922	<5	—	52	977
1921	<5	—	38	1159
1920	<5	—	52	960
1919	<5	—	34	1207
1918	<5	—	49	949
1917	<5	—	46	946
1916	<5	—	39	1028
1915	<5	—	39	1015
1914	<5	—	36	907
1913	<5	—	24	1023
1912	<5	—	20	1023
1911	<5	—	15	856
1910	<5	—	15	782
1909	<5	—	14	756
1908	<5	—	8	1021
1907	<5	—	10	866
1906	<5	—	14	640
1905	<5	—	9	836
1904	<5	—	10	760
1903	<5	—	11	696
1902	<5	—	11	687
1901	<5	—	8	779
1900	<5	—	11	785
1899	<5	—	7	857
1898	<5	—	7	885
1897	<5	—	9	725
1896	<5	—	13	592
1895	<5	—	10	685
1894	<5	—	6	954
1893	<5	—	11	615
1892	<5	—	11	641
1891	<5	—	7	766
1890	<5	—	8	739
1889	<5	—	19	415
1888	<5	—	17	464
1887	<5	—	13	488
1886	<5	—	14	491
1885	<5	—	16	462
1884	<5	—	17	450
1883	<5	—	16	448
1882	<5	—	25	355
1881	<5	—	18	395
1880	<5	—	27	325