Caldwell vs Caleb

Side-by-side comparison of Caldwell and Caleb — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Caldwell

Boy name · Rank #6187

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Name B

Caleb

Boy name · Rank #49

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Metric Caldwell Caleb
Current Rank #6187 #49
Total Births (all years) 621 319,054
Peak Year 1918 2002
Peak Year Births 21 11,665
Peak Decade 1920ss 2000ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1906 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Caldwell Caleb
1880ss — 182
1890ss — 89
1900ss 13 106
1910ss 113 317
1920ss 115 416
1930ss 73 316
1940ss 89 312
1950ss 47 417
1960ss 12 518
1970ss 6 4,013
1980ss 10 20,646
1990ss 18 66,297
2000ss 23 110,080
2010ss 55 86,713
2020ss 47 28,632

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Caldwell Caleb
2014 8 9,243
2015 5 8,823
2016 6 7,978
2017 5 7,151
2018 10 6,994
2019 9 6,414
2020 9 5,612
2021 7 5,961
2022 10 5,772
2023 7 5,521
2024 14 5,766

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1906–2024.

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