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

Updated on May 9, 2026.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2025, there were 5,217 male babies that were named Caleb in the US, which was 0.31% of the total number of male babies born in the US in 2025. Between 1980 and 2025, 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 2025.

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	1583	0.09
1983	1716	0.10
1984	1650	0.09
1985	2083	0.11
1986	2097	0.11
1987	2502	0.13
1988	2817	0.15
1989	3788	0.19
1990	4154	0.20
1991	4864	0.24
1992	5042	0.25
1993	5788	0.30
1994	6161	0.32
1995	6655	0.35
1996	7550	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	11643	0.59
2004	11307	0.57
2005	10894	0.55
2006	11001	0.54
2007	10954	0.53
2008	10579	0.52
2009	11001	0.56
2010	10485	0.55
2011	10040	0.53
2012	9977	0.53
2013	9612	0.51
2014	9245	0.48
2015	8826	0.46
2016	7982	0.42
2017	7154	0.39
2018	6997	0.39
2019	6416	0.36
2020	5616	0.33
2021	5964	0.34
2022	5778	0.33
2023	5533	0.32
2024	5795	0.34
2025	5217	0.31