Caleb Name Popularity

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How popular is Caleb?

Ranking 45th in popularity in the United States for boys in 2018, the name Caleb is very popular.

Currently in the top 50, this name has not always been in the top 1000.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #31 in 2009.

Nonetheless, the name was given to the greatest number of children in 2002 with 11,660 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Caleb was 6 in 1894.

Approximately during the years 1908-1917, 1944-1947, 1953-1956, and 1967-2002, the name Caleb took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1925-1928.

Currently, the name is at a mid point when compared to its most popular year.

How popular will Caleb be?

Caleb's popularity has been moving downward for some time. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Caleb for their newborn has dropped.

The name Caleb is favored by many parents but will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

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		Caleb (Girl)		Caleb (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		5	16,041	6,929	45
2017		9	10,827	7,125	50
2016		9	11,023	7,958	44
2015		11	9,578	8,801	37
2014		14	8,122	9,225	35
2013		16	7,441	9,598	32
2012		15	7,876	9,966	32
2011		9	11,338	10,029	32
2010		18	6,963	10,473	32
2009		13	8,985	10,992	31
2008		10	10,937	10,569	34
2007		10	10,962	10,946	36
2006		10	10,729	10,996	34
2005		25	5,132	10,893	35
2004		60	2,716	11,302	33
2003		23	5,264	11,639	34
2002		19	5,936	11,660	35
2001		27	4,465	11,176	37
2000		19	5,739	9,865	38
1999		22	4,895	9,279	41
1998		23	4,656	9,028	42
1997		11	7,847	7,774	47
1996		17	5,574	7,547	48
1995		12	7,122	6,654	54
1994		12	7,180	6,157	60
1993		17	5,452	5,781	66
1992		11	7,587	5,039	74
1991		12	7,027	4,861	78
1990		11	7,371	4,153	88
1989		15	5,578	3,786	91
1988		14	5,641	2,816	108
1987		16	4,878	2,503	114
1986		12	5,801	2,098	131
1985		13	5,401	2,083	136
1984		18	4,181	1,651	163
1983		11	5,867	1,714	159
1982		11	5,969	1,583	170
1981		7	8,222	1,428	175
1980		8	7,500	982	235
1979		< 5	--	859	247
1978		< 5	--	705	275
1977		< 5	--	715	274
1976		< 5	--	525	330
1975		< 5	--	417	379
1974		< 5	--	302	460
1973		< 5	--	185	584
1972		< 5	--	115	738
1971		< 5	--	106	786
1970		< 5	--	96	826
1969		< 5	--	77	873
1968		< 5	--	61	932
1967		< 5	--	36	1,254
1966		< 5	--	64	901
1965		< 5	--	41	1,192
1964		< 5	--	57	1,001
1963		< 5	--	47	1,124
1962		< 5	--	46	1,139
1961		< 5	--	39	1,267
1960		< 5	--	50	1,102
1959		< 5	--	44	1,171
1958		< 5	--	55	1,028
1957		< 5	--	46	1,131
1956		< 5	--	49	1,082
1955		< 5	--	41	1,172
1954		< 5	--	33	1,312
1953		< 5	--	36	1,245
1952		< 5	--	39	1,184
1951		< 5	--	39	1,156
1950		< 5	--	36	1,203
1949		< 5	--	31	1,301
1948		< 5	--	38	1,161
1947		< 5	--	44	1,097
1946		< 5	--	32	1,240
1945		< 5	--	19	1,540
1944		< 5	--	25	1,337
1943		< 5	--	32	1,220
1942		< 5	--	28	1,318
1941		< 5	--	33	1,156
1940		< 5	--	30	1,229
1939		< 5	--	30	1,200
1938		< 5	--	37	1,065
1937		< 5	--	27	1,289
1936		< 5	--	29	1,227
1935		< 5	--	28	1,272
1934		< 5	--	39	1,040
1933		< 5	--	37	1,082
1932		< 5	--	43	1,006
1931		< 5	--	25	1,397
1930		< 5	--	21	1,607
1929		< 5	--	28	1,342
1928		< 5	--	27	1,421
1927		< 5	--	43	1,083
1926		< 5	--	39	1,147
1925		< 5	--	56	904
1924		< 5	--	44	1,073
1923		< 5	--	37	1,178
1922		< 5	--	52	979
1921		< 5	--	38	1,163
1920		< 5	--	52	961
1919		< 5	--	34	1,208
1918		< 5	--	49	949
1917		< 5	--	46	948
1916		< 5	--	39	1,031
1915		< 5	--	39	1,018
1914		< 5	--	36	909
1913		< 5	--	24	1,026
1912		< 5	--	20	1,028
1911		< 5	--	15	865
1910		< 5	--	15	787
1909		< 5	--	14	763
1908		< 5	--	8	1,031
1907		< 5	--	10	879
1906		< 5	--	14	648
1905		< 5	--	9	847
1904		< 5	--	10	768
1903		< 5	--	11	704
1902		< 5	--	11	695
1901		< 5	--	8	787
1900		< 5	--	11	794
1899		< 5	--	7	871
1898		< 5	--	7	900
1897		< 5	--	9	734
1896		< 5	--	13	601
1895		< 5	--	10	696
1894		< 5	--	6	973
1893		< 5	--	11	621
1892		< 5	--	11	646
1891		< 5	--	7	778
1890		< 5	--	8	754
1889		< 5	--	19	416
1888		< 5	--	17	466
1887		< 5	--	13	493
1886		< 5	--	14	492
1885		< 5	--	16	465
1884		< 5	--	17	454
1883		< 5	--	16	449
1882		< 5	--	25	356
1881		< 5	--	18	397
1880		< 5	--	27	327

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.