Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Caleb

Gender

Male

Origin

Hebrew
Bold
Dog, bold

Syllables

2

Themes

  • Biblical
  • Exotic

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Caleb

Pronunciation

c(a)-leb

Famous People

Athlete Caleb Sun, Athlete Caleb Johnson

Celebrity Babies

Son of Jack Nicholson, Son of Julianne Moore, Son of Jack Nicholson, Son of Bill Murray

More about the name

Caleb is a masculine given name derived from Hebrew, meaning "faithful" or "whole-hearted".
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2002 (rank #35, 11,655 births); most recent 2025 (rank #58, 5,217 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2004 (rank #2708, 60 births); most recent 2024 (rank #10241, 9 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
20255,217–
20245,7669
20235,5218
20225,77212
20215,9619
20205,6126
20196,41413
20186,9945
20177,15110
20167,9789

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 2017 (rank #77, 853 births); most recent 2025 (rank #82, 624 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoys
2025624
2024713
2023718
2022758
2021758
2020665
2019693
2018776
2017853
2016810

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Boys: peak in 2023 (rank #386, 130 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoys
2023130
2022117
2021103
2020110
201980
201860
201757
201639
201539
201436

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2024 (rank #92, 61 births); most recent 2025 (rank #111, 52 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearBoys
202552
202461
202339
202251
202153
202045
201943
201859
201743
201657

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Boys: peak in 2011 (rank #51, 148 births); most recent 2025 (rank #49, 91 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearBoys
202591
2024101
2023120
2022115
2021140
2020103
2019115
2018138
2017139
2016141

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2017 (rank #21, 92 births); most recent 2025 (rank #36, 51 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearBoys
202551
202460
202373
202272
202175
202069
201967
201878
201792
201692

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Boys: peak in 2012 (rank #24, 114 births); most recent 2023 (rank #49, 52 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearBoys
202352
202279
202173
202069
201959
201888
201797
201678
201594
201499

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence