Caleb

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Caleb is a given name of Hebrew origin used predominantly for boys. There have been 319,707 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 319,054 as boys and 653 as girls. Caleb gained popularity in the 1980s, peaked in 2002 and has since declined in popularity. It is the #240 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 5,775
2023 5,529
2022 5,784
2021 5,970
2020 5,618
2019 6,427
2018 6,999
2017 7,161
2016 7,987
2015 8,834
2014 9,257
2013 9,628
2012 9,990
2011 10,048
2010 10,502
2009 11,012
2008 10,587
2007 10,964
2006 11,011
2005 10,919
2004 11,365
2003 11,665
2002 11,684
2001 11,204
2000 9,885
1999 9,303
1998 9,051
1997 7,786
1996 7,566
1995 6,668
1994 6,173
1993 5,804
1992 5,053
1991 4,876
1990 4,165
1989 3,803
1988 2,831
1987 2,519
1986 2,110
1985 2,096
1984 1,668
1983 1,728
1982 1,593
1981 1,435
1980 988
1979 860
1978 703
1977 712
1976 525
1975 415
1974 301
1973 185
1972 114
1971 104
1970 94
1969 77
1968 61
1967 36
1966 63
1965 41
1964 58
1963 47
1962 46
1961 39
1960 50
1959 45
1958 55
1957 45
1956 49
1955 40
1954 33
1953 36
1952 39
1951 39
1950 36
1949 31
1948 38
1947 44
1946 32
1945 19
1944 25
1943 32
1942 28
1941 33
1940 30
1939 30
1938 37
1937 27
1936 29
1935 28
1934 39
1933 37
1932 43
1931 25
1930 21
1929 29
1928 26
1927 43
1926 39
1925 56
1924 44
1923 37
1922 52
1921 38
1920 52
1919 34
1918 49
1917 46
1916 39
1915 39
1914 36
1913 24
1912 20
1911 15
1910 15
1909 14
1908 8
1907 10
1906 14
1905 9
1904 10
1903 11
1902 11
1901 8
1900 11
1899 7
1898 7
1897 9
1896 13
1895 10
1894 6
1893 11
1892 11
1891 7
1890 8
1889 19
1888 17
1887 13
1886 14
1885 16
1884 17
1883 16
1882 25
1881 18
1880 27