Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Caleb

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Caleb
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 2002

Peak era

2002

Peak rank proxy

11,665

Current vitality

Strong

Generation

Gen Z

1880Peak 20022024

Peak year

2002

Decline from peak

50.6%

2024

5,766

All-time

319,054

Caleb is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 2002, when 11,665 boys were named Caleb.

In 2024, only 5,766 boys were given the name.

Down 50.6% from its peak.

All told, about 319,054 Americans have been named Caleb and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreMass culture

AssociationGen Z

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryGradual decline from 2002

200211,665 boys named Caleb

20245,766 boys named Caleb

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