Caleb vs Callum

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

Name A

Caleb

Boy name · Rank #49

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Name B

Callum

Boy name · Rank #159

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Metric Caleb Callum
Current Rank #49 #159
Total Births (all years) 319,054 13,046
Peak Year 2002 2024
Peak Year Births 11,665 2,258
Peak Decade 2000ss 2020ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1983

Births by Decade

Decade Caleb Callum
1880ss 182 —
1890ss 89 —
1900ss 106 —
1910ss 317 —
1920ss 416 —
1930ss 316 —
1940ss 312 —
1950ss 417 —
1960ss 518 —
1970ss 4,013 —
1980ss 20,646 45
1990ss 66,297 421
2000ss 110,080 1,324
2010ss 86,713 3,707
2020ss 28,632 7,549

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Caleb Callum
2014 9,243 327
2015 8,823 369
2016 7,978 349
2017 7,151 433
2018 6,994 493
2019 6,414 671
2020 5,612 967
2021 5,961 1,264
2022 5,772 1,417
2023 5,521 1,643
2024 5,766 2,258

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, 1880–2024.

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