Calem vs Caleb

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

Name A

Calem

Boy name · Rank #7889

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Name B

Caleb

Boy name · Rank #49

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Which name is more popular?

Metric Calem Caleb
Current Rank #7889 #49
Total Births (all years) 424 319,054
Peak Year 2009 2002
Peak Year Births 21 11,665
Peak Decade 2010ss 2000ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1977 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Calem Caleb
1880ss — 182
1890ss — 89
1900ss — 106
1910ss — 317
1920ss — 416
1930ss — 316
1940ss — 312
1950ss — 417
1960ss — 518
1970ss 5 4,013
1980ss 22 20,646
1990ss 65 66,297
2000ss 128 110,080
2010ss 139 86,713
2020ss 65 28,632

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Calem Caleb
2014 16 9,243
2015 13 8,823
2016 12 7,978
2017 9 7,151
2018 11 6,994
2019 16 6,414
2020 6 5,612
2021 12 5,961
2022 18 5,772
2023 19 5,521
2024 10 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, 1977–2024.

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