Caleb

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Caleb is a masculine given name derived from Hebrew, meaning "faithful" or "whole-hearted".

From Wikipedia

Caleb first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2012 with 826 babies (rank #34 that year). In 2024 it was given to 579 boys (rank #35). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Caleb

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Caleb yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

5Destiny numberThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
6Soul urgeThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
8PersonalityThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

19,773

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

826

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Caleb

Caleb McLaughlinactor · b. 2001
Caleb Landry Jonesfilm actor · b. 1989
Calebspy · b. 1483 BC
Caleb Ewansport cyclist · b. 1994

Stories about the name Caleb

Hebrew, means faithful. It's an Old Testament name that stayed quietly in use without ever becoming the official trend name. That suited us — present in history, not dominated by a single era.

— Nathan, Raleigh NC, 2016

We liked that it wasn't Jacob or Ethan or the other biblical names that were everywhere at the time. Caleb was there but at a respectful distance from the top of the charts.

— Anna, Indianapolis IN, 2015

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1991	171	#197
1992	176	#190
1993	230	#148
1994	218	#137
1995	273	#132
1996	310	#117
1997	355	#101
1998	386	#88
1999	435	#80
2000	460	#77
2001	603	#60
2002	624	#56
2003	656	#53
2004	653	#53
2005	640	#57
2006	636	#58
2007	682	#54
2008	723	#49
2009	705	#48
2010	790	#39
2011	782	#39
2012	826	#34
2013	738	#42
2014	816	#35
2015	791	#35
2016	810	#33
2017	742	#35
2018	755	#32
2019	645	#41
2020	683	#34
2021	670	#35
2022	628	#33
2023	582	#35
2024	579	#35