Cale vs Caleb

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

Name A

Cale

Boy name · Rank #3222

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Name B

Caleb

Boy name · Rank #49

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Metric Cale Caleb
Current Rank #3222 #49
Total Births (all years) 8,160 319,054
Peak Year 2008 2002
Peak Year Births 395 11,665
Peak Decade 2000ss 2000ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1917 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Cale Caleb
1880ss — 182
1890ss — 89
1900ss — 106
1910ss 8 317
1920ss 5 416
1930ss 11 316
1940ss 11 312
1950ss 27 417
1960ss 119 518
1970ss 705 4,013
1980ss 1,390 20,646
1990ss 1,423 66,297
2000ss 2,721 110,080
2010ss 1,554 86,713
2020ss 186 28,632

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Cale Caleb
2014 175 9,243
2015 140 8,823
2016 91 7,978
2017 58 7,151
2018 42 6,994
2019 43 6,414
2020 41 5,612
2021 33 5,961
2022 44 5,772
2023 31 5,521
2024 37 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, 1917–2024.

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