Callahan vs Caleb

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

Name A

Callahan

Boy name · Rank #363

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Name B

Caleb

Boy name · Rank #49

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Which name is more popular?

Metric Callahan Caleb
Current Rank #363 #49
Total Births (all years) 4,461 319,054
Peak Year 2024 2002
Peak Year Births 907 11,665
Peak Decade 2020ss 2000ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1983 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Callahan Caleb
1880ss — 182
1890ss — 89
1900ss — 106
1910ss — 317
1920ss — 416
1930ss — 316
1940ss — 312
1950ss — 417
1960ss — 518
1970ss — 4,013
1980ss 52 20,646
1990ss 154 66,297
2000ss 347 110,080
2010ss 1,069 86,713
2020ss 2,839 28,632

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Callahan Caleb
2014 77 9,243
2015 83 8,823
2016 115 7,978
2017 166 7,151
2018 200 6,994
2019 244 6,414
2020 288 5,612
2021 410 5,961
2022 570 5,772
2023 664 5,521
2024 907 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, 1983–2024.

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