Caleb
Caleb is a masculine given name derived from Hebrew, meaning "faithful" or "whole-hearted”
Meaning & Origin of Caleb
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Caleb is a masculine given name derived from Hebrew, meaning "faithful" or "whole-hearted”
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The Story of Caleb
Caleb first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1880, with 27 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2002, when 11,665 Calebs were born — ranking #35 that year. As of 2026, Caleb ranks #48 for baby boys with 5,704 births, gradually falling (-11%). In total, more than 330K Calebs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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About the name Caleb
Caleb is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 330K births in the dataset. Caleb's peak popularity came in 2002 when it ranked #31. Use the chart and map above to compare Caleb's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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