Caleb
A boys’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning whole-hearted, faithful.
How Caleb has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #37 |
| 2016 | #44 |
| 2017 | #50 |
| 2018 | #45 |
| 2019 | #51 |
| 2020 | #56 |
| 2021 | #51 |
| 2022 | #52 |
| 2023 | #51 |
| 2024 | #49 |
| 2025 | #58 |
Caleb by the numbers
In 2025, 624 babies in England and Wales were named Caleb. In the US, 7,093 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 11,657 babies in 2002, making it a 2000s name.
At its height, in 2005, about 1 in 200 American boys born that year was called Caleb.
Names that come from Caleb
Forms of Caleb in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Calbald; a form of Caleb or Calvin157 in the US (2017)
- Caleb-Jamesdevotion to god; a form of Caleb with James8 in England and Wales (2025)
- Kalevwhole heart; a form of Caleb8 in the US (2017)
- Kalobwhole heart; variant of Caleb7 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Caleb. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Caleb
Names that are said the same way as Caleb, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Kalebwhole heart; a modern spelling of Caleb2,091 in the US (2017)
- Kaylebdevotion to God; a modern spelling of Caleb85 in the US (2017)
- Khalebwhole heart; a modern spelling of Caleb51 in the US (2017)
- Kailebwhole heart; a spelling variant of Caleb29 in the US (2017)
- Kaleabincrease; grow10 in the US (2017)
- Kallebwhole heart; variant of Caleb7 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean faith
Like Caleb, each of these has faith in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Caleb
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