Callen vs Caleb

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

Name A

Callen

Boy name · Rank #477

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Name B

Caleb

Boy name · Rank #49

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Which name is more popular?

Metric Callen Caleb
Current Rank #477 #49
Total Births (all years) 8,921 319,054
Peak Year 2023 2002
Peak Year Births 687 11,665
Peak Decade 2010ss 2000ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1954 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Callen Caleb
1880ss — 182
1890ss — 89
1900ss — 106
1910ss — 317
1920ss — 416
1930ss — 316
1940ss — 312
1950ss 42 417
1960ss 37 518
1970ss 11 4,013
1980ss 113 20,646
1990ss 246 66,297
2000ss 522 110,080
2010ss 4,767 86,713
2020ss 3,183 28,632

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Callen Caleb
2014 561 9,243
2015 554 8,823
2016 544 7,978
2017 480 7,151
2018 482 6,994
2019 511 6,414
2020 527 5,612
2021 656 5,961
2022 670 5,772
2023 687 5,521
2024 643 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, 1954–2024.

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