Callaghan vs Caleb

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

Name A

Callaghan

Boy name · Rank #3484

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Name B

Caleb

Boy name · Rank #49

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Which name is more popular?

Metric Callaghan Caleb
Current Rank #3484 #49
Total Births (all years) 333 319,054
Peak Year 2023 2002
Peak Year Births 39 11,665
Peak Decade 2020ss 2000ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1994 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Callaghan Caleb
1880ss — 182
1890ss — 89
1900ss — 106
1910ss — 317
1920ss — 416
1930ss — 316
1940ss — 312
1950ss — 417
1960ss — 518
1970ss — 4,013
1980ss — 20,646
1990ss 35 66,297
2000ss 53 110,080
2010ss 95 86,713
2020ss 150 28,632

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Callaghan Caleb
2014 9 9,243
2015 6 8,823
2016 10 7,978
2017 10 7,151
2018 18 6,994
2019 19 6,414
2020 18 5,612
2021 24 5,961
2022 36 5,772
2023 39 5,521
2024 33 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, 1994–2024.

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