Caleb
A boys’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning whole-hearted, faithful.
Babies a year
7,093
the US, 2017
Rarity
Common
among names in use
US popularity
#58
down from #49
UK popularity
#82
624 babies · down from #75
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 |
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. Its US peak was 11,657 in 2002.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Caleb was most common in 2005, when it went to 0.51% of American babies of that sex.
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