Boys' name · since 1996
Caeleb
Caeleb has 463 recorded births since 1996 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1998 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,251 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 463
- born since 1996
- 2000s
- peak decade
463 boys have been named Caeleb since 1996, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Caeleb has been recorded 463 times among boys since 1996, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2024.
- #8,251 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 463 born since 1996
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Caeleb ranks #8,251 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 463 born since 1996, peaking in the 2000s.
- #8,251 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 463
- born since 1996
- 2000s
- peak decade
Caeleb's 463 recorded births place it above 81.84% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Caeleb's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Caeleb splits its recorded history at 2010: 30% of all births land in the more recent half, 70% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2020 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1998 peak of 32 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Caeleb popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2024
- Peak year (1998)
- 32
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Caeleb by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (249 births, 54% of the file).
2000s was Caeleb's strongest decade.
249 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Caeleb births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 73
1990s
73 births
- 2000s
2000s
249 births
- 2010s 98
2010s
98 births
- 2020s 43
2020s
43 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 249 births (54% of all-time use).
Caeleb by state
Where Caeleb concentrates geographically, total births since 1996
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 1.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 5 | 1.1% |
5 of 463 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Caeleb's decade-level peak was the 2000s (249 total births); usage has since declined to 43 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Caelebs (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Caeleb: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
Similar record span (~28 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1996–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Caeleb draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.