Trend of the Popularity of Caleb as a Male Baby Name in the US

Updated on December 3, 2025.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2024, there were 5,766 male babies that were named Caleb in the US, which was 0.34% of the total number of male babies born in the US in 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, the name Caleb peaked as a male baby name in the US in 2002 with a count of 11,665 babies, which was 0.60% of the total male babies born in the US in 2002.

The first chart below show the trend of the number of male babies in the US that were named Caleb, and the second chart shows the percent of male babies in the US that were named Caleb.

Trend of the Number of Male Babies who were Named Caleb in the US

Trend of the Percentage of Male Babies who were Named Caleb in the US

The table below below shows the trend of the number of male babies and the percentage of male babies born in the US who were named Caleb from 1980 to 2024.

Trend of the Popularity of Caleb as a Male Baby Name in the us

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Year Number of Male Babies Percent of Total Male Babies (%)
1980 980 0.06
1981 1428 0.08
1982 1582 0.09
1983 1717 0.10
1984 1650 0.09
1985 2083 0.11
1986 2098 0.11
1987 2503 0.13
1988 2817 0.15
1989 3788 0.19
1990 4154 0.20
1991 4864 0.24
1992 5042 0.25
1993 5787 0.30
1994 6161 0.32
1995 6656 0.35
1996 7549 0.40
1997 7775 0.41
1998 9028 0.47
1999 9281 0.48
2000 9866 0.50
2001 11177 0.57
2002 11665 0.60
2003 11642 0.59
2004 11305 0.57
2005 10894 0.55
2006 11001 0.54
2007 10954 0.53
2008 10577 0.52
2009 10999 0.56
2010 10484 0.55
2011 10039 0.53
2012 9975 0.53
2013 9612 0.51
2014 9243 0.48
2015 8823 0.46
2016 7978 0.42
2017 7151 0.39
2018 6994 0.39
2019 6414 0.36
2020 5612 0.33
2021 5961 0.34
2022 5772 0.33
2023 5521 0.32
2024 5766 0.34