US rank #11447 Boys' name Peak 1998 463 births

Caeleb — #11447 US boys' name

463 babies named Caeleb in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s732000s2492010s982020s43
#11447
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 20% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Caeleb was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

32 babies were named Caeleb in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Caeleb

The Social Security Administration has registered 463 babies named Caeleb between 1996 and 2024, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Caeleb currently holds the #11447 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 32 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Caeleb performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 249 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Caeleb shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Caeleb in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Caeleb in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 463 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Caeleb at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

463

Since 1996

29 years of records

Peak year

1998

32 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#11,447

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1996

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 2024

Caeleb popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1996

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1998)
32
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
010203040 20242020201520112007200319991996 11

Caeleb by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
249 births that decade — 54% of Caeleb's all-time total
1990s732000s2492010s982020s43

Caeleb by state

Where Caeleb concentrates geographically — total births since 1996

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Caeleb
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 1.1%
#2 Texas
5 1.1%
California share of Caeleb's total US births 1.1%
Even split

5 of 463 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Caeleb?
463 babies have been named Caeleb since 1996. It currently ranks #11447 among boys. The peak year was 1998 with 32 births.
When was Caeleb most popular?
Caeleb was most popular in the 2000s decade with 249 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
Where is Caeleb most popular?
The top states for the name Caeleb are California (5 births), Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Caeleb been used?
Caeleb has been recorded in Social Security data since 1996, spanning 29 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Caeleb?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Caesar, Cael, Caelan, Caeden, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1996–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.