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Caleb

Boys' name · Millennial-era

Living in the US
~317,600 survival-weighted estimate
2025 rank
#58 among boys
Births in 2025
5,217 325,003 since 1880
Typical age
19 years, median

Caleb popularity over time

Caleb rank by birth year, 1880–2025Caleb ranked #325 in 1880 and #58 in 2025. Its best rank in the period was #31, in 2009.#100#1,000#58best #31 in 200918901920195019802010
Rank among US baby names by birth year, 1880–2025. Lower is more popular; the scale is logarithmic so the top of the chart is not compressed.

Caleb was used most in 2002, when 11,684 babies were given the name. The name is already in use in 1880, where the data begins. Across the record, 37 years put Caleb in the top 100.

As of 2025 the name sits at #58, with 5,217 births that year. The ten-year change is -41%.

Babies named Caleb per yearPeaks at 11,684 births in 2002.11,684 in 2002018901920195019802010
Recorded US births by year. The peak is labelled; the axis starts at zero.

How many people are named Caleb?

Roughly 317,600 Calebs are alive in the US right now. SSA has recorded 325,003 births under the name since 1880.

This is a survival-weighted estimate, not a headcount: every recorded birth year is multiplied by the chance someone born that year is still alive, using the SSA period life table. How the estimate works.

How old is the average Caleb?

Half of living Calebs are older than 19, half younger. Most living bearers were born in the 2000s. By the site’s era rules that makes Caleb a millennial-era name.

Your Caleb

Ages of living people named CalebHalf of living Calebs are older than 19 and half younger.median 19020406080100
Estimated living bearers by age today. Each bar is a birth year, weighted by the chance someone born then is still alive.

Where Caleb is most common

Relative to births, Delaware carries 2.3× the national share of Calebs. Hawaii, Rhode Island and Alaska follow.

Where Caleb is used more than average5 states use the name Caleb more than the national average.Alaska: 1.9× the national rateAKMaine: not over-representedMEVermont: not over-representedVTNew Hampshire: not over-representedNHWashington: not over-representedWAIdaho: not over-representedIDMontana: not over-representedMTNorth Dakota: not over-representedNDMinnesota: not over-representedMNIllinois: not over-representedILWisconsin: not over-representedWIMichigan: not over-representedMINew York: not over-representedNYOregon: not over-representedORNevada: not over-representedNVWyoming: not over-representedWYSouth Dakota: not over-representedSDIowa: not over-representedIAIndiana: not over-representedINOhio: not over-representedOHPennsylvania: not over-representedPANew Jersey: not over-representedNJConnecticut: not over-representedCTRhode Island: 2.1× the national rateRICalifornia: not over-representedCAUtah: not over-representedUTColorado: not over-representedCONebraska: not over-representedNEMissouri: not over-representedMOKentucky: not over-representedKYWest Virginia: not over-representedWVVirginia: not over-representedVAMaryland: 1.8× the national rateMDDelaware: 2.3× the national rateDEMassachusetts: not over-representedMAArizona: not over-representedAZNew Mexico: not over-representedNMKansas: not over-representedKSArkansas: not over-representedARTennessee: not over-representedTNNorth Carolina: not over-representedNCSouth Carolina: not over-representedSCDistrict of Columbia: not over-representedDCOklahoma: not over-representedOKLouisiana: not over-representedLAMississippi: not over-representedMSAlabama: not over-representedALGeorgia: not over-representedGAHawaii: 2.2× the national rateHITexas: not over-representedTXFlorida: not over-representedFL
Same as national3× or more
Location quotient, 2016–2025. Shaded states use the name more than the country does, relative to their own births. Exact figures are in the table below.
States where Caleb is over-represented, 2016–2025. The location quotient compares the state's share of the name with the national share.
StateBirthsvs national rate
Delaware 230 2.3×
Hawaii 247 2.2×
Rhode Island 232 2.1×
Alaska 158 1.9×
Maryland 1,569 1.8×

Caleb in England and Wales

In England and Wales, Caleb ranked #82 in 2025 on 624 births.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Counts below three are suppressed by ONS.

Where the name Caleb comes from

From Late Latin Caleb, Calebus, from Koine Greek Χάλεβ, from Biblical Hebrew כָּלֵב, possibly related to כֶּלֶב (“dog”), referring to the unconditional devotion of dogs to their masters.

Etymology summarised from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0. Wiktionary entry.

Notable people named Caleb

Ordered by how many Wikipedia language editions have an article about them — a measure of reach, not of importance.
NameKnown forYearsEditions
Caleb McLaughlin American actor 2001 45
Caleb Landry Jones American actor 1989 35
Caleb Yirenkyi Ghanaian footballer 2006 27
Caleb Ewan Australian road and track bicycle racer 1994 26
Caleb Bradham American pharmacist, inventor of Pepsi-Cola 1867–1934 23
Caleb Deschanel American cinematographer and director of film and television 1944 21
Caleb Cushing American politician 1800–1879 21
Caleb Wiley American soccer player 2004 20
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People and dates from Wikidata (CC0), limited to those with an English Wikipedia article who are known by this name as their first name.

Names similar to Caleb

Matched by sound and spelling inside this dataset, then ordered by total recorded births. This is not a claim about shared etymology.

Same feel, less common

The same matches, limited to names given at most half as often as Caleb was in 2025.

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