Callaway vs Caleb

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

Name A

Callaway

Boy name · Rank #2179

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Name B

Caleb

Boy name · Rank #49

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Which name is more popular?

Metric Callaway Caleb
Current Rank #2179 #49
Total Births (all years) 551 319,054
Peak Year 2024 2002
Peak Year Births 67 11,665
Peak Decade 2020ss 2000ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1998 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Callaway 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 12 66,297
2000ss 77 110,080
2010ss 205 86,713
2020ss 257 28,632

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Callaway Caleb
2014 21 9,243
2015 16 8,823
2016 31 7,978
2017 29 7,151
2018 20 6,994
2019 30 6,414
2020 35 5,612
2021 41 5,961
2022 49 5,772
2023 65 5,521
2024 67 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, 1998–2024.

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