Callum vs Caleb

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

Name A

Callum

Boy name · Rank #159

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Name B

Caleb

Boy name · Rank #49

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Which name is more popular?

Metric Callum Caleb
Current Rank #159 #49
Total Births (all years) 13,046 319,054
Peak Year 2024 2002
Peak Year Births 2,258 11,665
Peak Decade 2020ss 2000ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1983 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Callum Caleb
1880ss — 182
1890ss — 89
1900ss — 106
1910ss — 317
1920ss — 416
1930ss — 316
1940ss — 312
1950ss — 417
1960ss — 518
1970ss — 4,013
1980ss 45 20,646
1990ss 421 66,297
2000ss 1,324 110,080
2010ss 3,707 86,713
2020ss 7,549 28,632

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Callum Caleb
2014 327 9,243
2015 369 8,823
2016 349 7,978
2017 433 7,151
2018 493 6,994
2019 671 6,414
2020 967 5,612
2021 1,264 5,961
2022 1,417 5,772
2023 1,643 5,521
2024 2,258 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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