Boys' name · since 2008
Caellum
188 babies named Caellum in U.S. Social Security records since 2008, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #13,334 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,079 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 188
- born since 2008
- 2010s
- peak decade
Caellum currently ranks #8079 among boys' names in America, with 188 babies recorded since 2008.
Caellum has 188 recorded births among boys since 2008, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #8079 as of the latest data, more common than 42% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2008 to 2025.
- #13,334 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,079 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 188 born since 2008
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Caellum ranks #13,334 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,079 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 188 born since 2008, peaking in the 2010s.
- #13,334 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,079 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 188
- born since 2008
- 2010s
- peak decade
Caellum's 188 recorded births place it above 70.64% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Caellum compares
188 37th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Caellum's all-time total is 49% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Caellum | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 188 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 18 | 34 | 22,252 |
Caellum's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Caellum's SSA record in two at 2016 and the more recent half accounts for 47% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 53%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2024, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2014 peak of 18, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Caellum popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Caellum by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (131 births, 70% of the file).
2010s was Caellum's strongest decade.
131 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 70% of all-time use.
Caellum births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 19
2000s
19 births
- 2010s
2010s
131 births
- 2020s 38
2020s
38 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 131 births (70% of all-time use).
Caellum by state
Where Caellum concentrates geographically, total births since 2008
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 2.7% |
5 of 188 births nationwide.
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What to do with Caellum's data
- Caellum's decade-level peak was the 2010s (131 total births); usage has since declined to 38 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Caellums (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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Caellum: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~17 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, 2008–2025 (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 Caellum 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.