Caleb is one of America's most popular boys' names, ranked #58 in 2025.
Caleb is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #58 for boy births in the United States (and #100 across all names), given to 5,217 babies — 5,262 including U.S. territories. Caleb first appears in 1880 and peaked in 2002 (11,665 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5,217 | 5,262 | — | #58 |
| 2024 | 5,804 | 5,839 | #10,431 | #49 |
| 2023 | 5,541 | 5,578 | #11,371 | #51 |
| 2022 | 5,790 | 5,827 | #8,632 | #52 |
| 2021 | 5,973 | 6,029 | #10,448 | #51 |
| 2020 | 5,622 | 5,664 | #13,773 | #56 |
| 2019 | 6,429 | 6,489 | #8,223 | #51 |
| 2018 | 7,002 | 7,082 | #16,143 | #45 |
| 2017 | 7,164 | 7,236 | #10,107 | #50 |
| 2016 | 7,991 | 8,094 | #11,050 | #44 |
| 2015 | 8,837 | 8,928 | #9,598 | #37 |
| 2014 | 9,259 | 9,349 | #8,139 | #35 |
| 2013 | 9,628 | 9,713 | #7,457 | #32 |
| 2012 | 9,992 | 10,065 | #7,891 | #32 |
| 2011 | 10,049 | 10,132 | #11,352 | #32 |
| 2010 | 10,503 | 10,607 | #6,969 | #32 |
| 2009 | 11,014 | 11,107 | #8,994 | #31 |
| 2008 | 10,589 | 10,650 | #10,945 | #34 |
| 2007 | 10,964 | 11,029 | #10,969 | #36 |
| 2006 | 11,011 | 11,066 | #10,736 | #34 |
| 2005 | 10,919 | 10,968 | #5,137 | #35 |
| 2004 | 11,367 | 11,407 | #2,718 | #33 |
| 2003 | 11,666 | 11,710 | #5,267 | #34 |
| 2002 | 11,684 | 11,740 | #5,940 | #35 |
| 2001 | 11,204 | 11,260 | #4,467 | #37 |
| 2000 | 9,885 | 9,924 | #5,743 | #38 |
| 1999 | 9,303 | 9,330 | #4,895 | #41 |
| 1998 | 9,051 | 9,080 | #4,657 | #42 |
| 1997 | 7,786 | — | #7,847 | #47 |
| 1996 | 7,567 | — | #5,573 | #48 |
| 1995 | 6,667 | — | #7,124 | #54 |
| 1994 | 6,173 | — | #7,180 | #60 |
| 1993 | 5,805 | — | #5,452 | #66 |
| 1992 | 5,053 | — | #7,588 | #74 |
| 1991 | 4,876 | — | #7,027 | #78 |
| 1990 | 4,165 | — | #7,376 | #88 |
| 1989 | 3,803 | — | #5,581 | #91 |
| 1988 | 2,831 | — | #5,643 | #108 |
| 1987 | 2,518 | — | #4,882 | #115 |
| 1986 | 2,109 | — | #5,804 | #131 |
| 1985 | 2,096 | — | #5,400 | #136 |
| 1984 | 1,668 | — | #4,181 | #163 |
| 1983 | 1,727 | — | #5,868 | #159 |
| 1982 | 1,594 | — | #5,973 | #170 |
| 1981 | 1,435 | — | #8,227 | #175 |
| 1980 | 988 | — | #7,504 | #235 |
| 1979 | 860 | — | — | #247 |
| 1978 | 702 | — | — | #275 |
| 1977 | 712 | — | — | #274 |
| 1976 | 525 | — | — | #330 |
| 1975 | 415 | — | — | #381 |
| 1974 | 301 | — | — | #460 |
| 1973 | 185 | — | — | #584 |
| 1972 | 114 | — | — | #740 |
| 1971 | 104 | — | — | #790 |
| 1970 | 94 | — | — | #832 |
| 1969 | 77 | — | — | #873 |
| 1968 | 61 | — | — | #932 |
| 1967 | 36 | — | — | #1,256 |
| 1966 | 63 | — | — | #917 |
| 1965 | 41 | — | — | #1,193 |
| 1964 | 58 | — | — | #990 |
| 1963 | 47 | — | — | #1,124 |
| 1962 | 46 | — | — | #1,138 |
| 1961 | 39 | — | — | #1,265 |
| 1960 | 50 | — | — | #1,100 |
| 1959 | 45 | — | — | #1,158 |
| 1958 | 55 | — | — | #1,029 |
| 1957 | 45 | — | — | #1,152 |
| 1956 | 48 | — | — | #1,094 |
| 1955 | 40 | — | — | #1,185 |
| 1954 | 33 | — | — | #1,313 |
| 1953 | 36 | — | — | #1,245 |
| 1952 | 39 | — | — | #1,183 |
| 1951 | 39 | — | — | #1,155 |
| 1950 | 36 | — | — | #1,205 |
| 1949 | 31 | — | — | #1,300 |
| 1948 | 38 | — | — | #1,161 |
| 1947 | 44 | — | — | #1,096 |
| 1946 | 32 | — | — | #1,240 |
| 1945 | 19 | — | — | #1,541 |
| 1944 | 25 | — | — | #1,337 |
| 1943 | 32 | — | — | #1,220 |
| 1942 | 28 | — | — | #1,318 |
| 1941 | 33 | — | — | #1,156 |
| 1940 | 30 | — | — | #1,229 |
| 1939 | 30 | — | — | #1,200 |
| 1938 | 37 | — | — | #1,065 |
| 1937 | 27 | — | — | #1,289 |
| 1936 | 29 | — | — | #1,227 |
| 1935 | 28 | — | — | #1,274 |
| 1934 | 39 | — | — | #1,041 |
| 1933 | 37 | — | — | #1,082 |
| 1932 | 43 | — | — | #1,006 |
| 1931 | 25 | — | — | #1,397 |
| 1930 | 21 | — | — | #1,608 |
| 1929 | 29 | — | — | #1,315 |
| 1928 | 26 | — | — | #1,453 |
| 1927 | 43 | — | — | #1,083 |
| 1926 | 39 | — | — | #1,146 |
| 1925 | 56 | — | — | #904 |
| 1924 | 44 | — | — | #1,073 |
| 1923 | 37 | — | — | #1,178 |
| 1922 | 52 | — | — | #979 |
| 1921 | 38 | — | — | #1,164 |
| 1920 | 52 | — | — | #960 |
| 1919 | 34 | — | — | #1,208 |
| 1918 | 49 | — | — | #949 |
| 1917 | 46 | — | — | #948 |
| 1916 | 39 | — | — | #1,031 |
| 1915 | 39 | — | — | #1,018 |
| 1914 | 36 | — | — | #909 |
| 1913 | 24 | — | — | #1,026 |
| 1912 | 20 | — | — | #1,028 |
| 1911 | 15 | — | — | #865 |
| 1910 | 15 | — | — | #787 |
| 1909 | 14 | — | — | #763 |
| 1908 | 8 | — | — | #1,031 |
| 1907 | 10 | — | — | #879 |
| 1906 | 14 | — | — | #648 |
| 1905 | 9 | — | — | #847 |
| 1904 | 10 | — | — | #768 |
| 1903 | 11 | — | — | #704 |
| 1902 | 11 | — | — | #695 |
| 1901 | 8 | — | — | #787 |
| 1900 | 11 | — | — | #794 |
| 1899 | 7 | — | — | #871 |
| 1898 | 7 | — | — | #900 |
| 1897 | 9 | — | — | #734 |
| 1896 | 13 | — | — | #601 |
| 1895 | 10 | — | — | #696 |
| 1894 | 6 | — | — | #973 |
| 1893 | 11 | — | — | #621 |
| 1892 | 11 | — | — | #646 |
| 1891 | 7 | — | — | #778 |
| 1890 | 8 | — | — | #754 |
| 1889 | 19 | — | — | #416 |
| 1888 | 17 | — | — | #466 |
| 1887 | 13 | — | — | #493 |
| 1886 | 14 | — | — | #492 |
| 1885 | 16 | — | — | #465 |
| 1884 | 17 | — | — | #454 |
| 1883 | 16 | — | — | #449 |
| 1882 | 25 | — | — | #356 |
| 1881 | 18 | — | — | #397 |
| 1880 | 27 | — | — | #327 |