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“Faithful, whole-hearted; possibly linked to Hebrew for 'dog'” — Hebrew origin
Boy's name · #58 in the US (2025) · 2000s
Caleb's best rank, #31, came in 2009; it has settled back to #58 today. Roughly 324,000 boys have been named Caleb since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records. Cal is a short form of Caleb. Together with its spelling variant Kaleb (#295), Caleb would rank around #39 with about 6,400 births last year — the newborns split about 82/18 between Caleb and Kaleb. Popular twin pairings with Caleb include Joshua and Jacob for boys, and Chloe for a girl.
Around the world: #27 in Puerto Rico (2025) · #35 in Canada (2024) · #36 in N. Ireland (2025) · #49 in Scotland (2025) · #62 in New Zealand (2025).
Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 51 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
Among 611 notable people named Caleb:
Sports figures appear 2.33× more often than among typical names — e.g. Caleb Ewan, Australian road and track bicycle racer.
Similar names: Kaleb · Isaiah · Chase · Nathan · Jeremiah · Ian
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