Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys
Origin: EnglishCaleb is a masculine given name derived from Hebrew, meaning "faithful" or "whole-hearted".
From Wikipedia
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.
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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Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 27 | #327 |
| 1881 | 18 | #397 |
| 1882 | 25 | #356 |
| 1883 | 16 | #449 |
| 1884 | 17 | #454 |
| 1885 | 16 | #465 |
| 1886 | 14 | #492 |
| 1887 | 13 | #493 |
| 1888 | 17 | #466 |
| 1889 | 19 | #416 |
| 1890 | 8 | #754 |
| 1891 | 7 | #778 |
| 1892 | 11 | #646 |
| 1893 | 11 | #621 |
| 1894 | 6 | #973 |
| 1895 | 10 | #696 |
| 1896 | 13 | #601 |
| 1897 | 9 | #734 |
| 1898 | 7 | #900 |
| 1899 | 7 | #871 |
| 1900 | 11 | #794 |
| 1901 | 8 | #787 |
| 1902 | 11 | #695 |
| 1903 | 11 | #704 |
| 1904 | 10 | #768 |
| 1905 | 9 | #847 |
| 1906 | 14 | #648 |
| 1907 | 10 | #879 |
| 1908 | 8 | #1,031 |
| 1909 | 14 | #763 |
| 1910 | 15 | #787 |
| 1911 | 15 | #865 |
| 1912 | 20 | #1,028 |
| 1913 | 24 | #1,026 |
| 1914 | 36 | #909 |
| 1915 | 39 | #1,018 |
| 1916 | 39 | #1,031 |
| 1917 | 46 | #948 |
| 1918 | 49 | #949 |
| 1919 | 34 | #1,208 |
| 1920 | 52 | #960 |
| 1921 | 38 | #1,164 |
| 1922 | 52 | #979 |
| 1923 | 37 | #1,178 |
| 1924 | 44 | #1,073 |
| 1925 | 56 | #904 |
| 1926 | 39 | #1,146 |
| 1927 | 43 | #1,083 |
| 1928 | 26 | #1,453 |
| 1929 | 29 | #1,315 |
| 1930 | 21 | #1,608 |
| 1931 | 25 | #1,397 |
| 1932 | 43 | #1,006 |
| 1933 | 37 | #1,082 |
| 1934 | 39 | #1,041 |
| 1935 | 28 | #1,273 |
| 1936 | 29 | #1,227 |
| 1937 | 27 | #1,289 |
| 1938 | 37 | #1,065 |
| 1939 | 30 | #1,200 |
| 1940 | 30 | #1,229 |
| 1941 | 33 | #1,156 |
| 1942 | 28 | #1,318 |
| 1943 | 32 | #1,220 |
| 1944 | 25 | #1,337 |
| 1945 | 19 | #1,541 |
| 1946 | 32 | #1,240 |
| 1947 | 44 | #1,096 |
| 1948 | 38 | #1,161 |
| 1949 | 31 | #1,301 |
| 1950 | 36 | #1,204 |
| 1951 | 39 | #1,155 |
| 1952 | 39 | #1,183 |
| 1953 | 36 | #1,245 |
| 1954 | 33 | #1,313 |
| 1955 | 40 | #1,185 |
| 1956 | 49 | #1,084 |
| 1957 | 45 | #1,152 |
| 1958 | 55 | #1,029 |
| 1959 | 45 | #1,158 |
| 1960 | 50 | #1,099 |
| 1961 | 39 | #1,266 |
| 1962 | 46 | #1,139 |
| 1963 | 47 | #1,124 |
| 1964 | 58 | #990 |
| 1965 | 41 | #1,193 |
| 1966 | 63 | #917 |
| 1967 | 36 | #1,256 |
| 1968 | 61 | #932 |
| 1969 | 77 | #873 |
| 1970 | 94 | #832 |
| 1971 | 104 | #790 |
| 1972 | 114 | #740 |
| 1973 | 185 | #584 |
| 1974 | 301 | #460 |
| 1975 | 415 | #381 |
| 1976 | 525 | #330 |
| 1977 | 712 | #274 |
| 1978 | 703 | #275 |
| 1979 | 860 | #247 |
| 1980 | 980 | #235 |
| 1981 | 1,428 | #175 |
| 1982 | 1,582 | #170 |
| 1983 | 1,717 | #159 |
| 1984 | 1,650 | #163 |
| 1985 | 2,083 | #136 |
| 1986 | 2,098 | #131 |
| 1987 | 2,503 | #115 |
| 1988 | 2,817 | #108 |
| 1989 | 3,788 | #91 |
| 1990 | 4,154 | #88 |
| 1991 | 4,864 | #78 |
| 1992 | 5,042 | #74 |
| 1993 | 5,787 | #66 |
| 1994 | 6,161 | #60 |
| 1995 | 6,656 | #54 |
| 1996 | 7,549 | #48 |
| 1997 | 7,775 | #47 |
| 1998 | 9,028 | #42 |
| 1999 | 9,281 | #41 |
| 2000 | 9,866 | #38 |
| 2001 | 11,177 | #37 |
| 2002 | 11,665 | #35 |
| 2003 | 11,642 | #34 |
| 2004 | 11,305 | #33 |
| 2005 | 10,894 | #35 |
| 2006 | 11,001 | #34 |
| 2007 | 10,954 | #36 |
| 2008 | 10,577 | #34 |
| 2009 | 10,999 | #31 |
| 2010 | 10,484 | #32 |
| 2011 | 10,039 | #32 |
| 2012 | 9,975 | #32 |
| 2013 | 9,612 | #32 |
| 2014 | 9,243 | #35 |
| 2015 | 8,823 | #37 |
| 2016 | 7,978 | #44 |
| 2017 | 7,151 | #50 |
| 2018 | 6,994 | #45 |
| 2019 | 6,414 | #51 |
| 2020 | 5,612 | #56 |
| 2021 | 5,961 | #51 |
| 2022 | 5,772 | #52 |
| 2023 | 5,521 | #51 |
| 2024 | 5,766 | #49 |
