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Caleb

Boy

Meaning of Caleb: Hebrew: 'wholehearted'

Caleb is a boy's name most strongly associated with Hebrew naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is one of today's most-chosen names — 62nd most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 75th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#62

5,217 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#75

713 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

325,003

First recorded 1880 · peak 2002

Trend

stable

Style: popular

Popularity over time

1981: 1,435 babies1982: 1,594 babies1983: 1,727 babies1984: 1,668 babies1985: 2,096 babies1986: 2,109 babies1987: 2,518 babies1988: 2,831 babies1989: 3,803 babies1990: 4,165 babies19901991: 4,876 babies1992: 5,053 babies1993: 5,805 babies1994: 6,173 babies1995: 6,667 babies1996: 7,567 babies1997: 7,786 babies1998: 9,051 babies1999: 9,303 babies2000: 9,885 babies20002001: 11,204 babies2002: 11,684 babies2003: 11,666 babies2004: 11,367 babies2005: 10,919 babies2006: 11,011 babies2007: 10,964 babies2008: 10,589 babies2009: 11,014 babies2010: 10,503 babies20102011: 10,049 babies2012: 9,992 babies2013: 9,628 babies2014: 9,259 babies2015: 8,837 babies2016: 7,991 babies2017: 7,164 babies2018: 7,002 babies2019: 6,429 babies2020: 5,622 babies20202021: 5,973 babies2022: 5,790 babies2023: 5,541 babies2024: 5,804 babies2025: 5,217 babies
US babies named Caleb per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 11,684.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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