Boys' name · since 1995
Caelum
Since 1995, U.S. Social Security records show 928 babies named Caelum, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,386 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,696 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 928
- born since 1995
- 2020s
- peak decade
Caelum currently ranks #1696 among boys' names in America, with 928 babies recorded since 1995.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Caelum has been recorded 928 times among boys since 1995, currently ranked #1696 nationally and more common than 88% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1995 to 2025.
- #5,386 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,696 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 928 born since 1995
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Caelum ranks #5,386 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,696 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 928 born since 1995, peaking in the 2020s.
- #5,386 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,696 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 928
- born since 1995
- 2020s
- peak decade
Caelum's 928 recorded births place it above 88.14% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Caelum compares
928 Top 33% higher than 67% of 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
Caelum's all-time total is 151% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Caelum | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 928 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 97 | 34 | 22,252 |
Caelum's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Caelum splits its recorded history at 2012: 81% of all births land in the more recent half, 19% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1995 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 97 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Caelum popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 97
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Caelum by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (430 births, 46% of the file).
2020s was Caelum's strongest decade.
430 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Caelum births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 16
1990s
16 births
- 2000s 100
2000s
100 births
- 2010s
2010s
382 births
- 2020s
2020s
430 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 430 births (46% of all-time use).
How Caelum compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Caelum's total volume
Caelum by state
Where Caelum concentrates geographically, total births since 1995
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 83 | 8.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 66 | 7.1% |
| #3 | New York | | 21 | 2.3% |
| #4 | Florida | | 11 | 1.2% |
| #5 | Virginia | | 8 | 0.9% |
| #6 | Alabama | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #8 | Oklahoma | | 5 | 0.5% |
83 of 928 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Caelum appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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- California records the most Caelums (83 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 Caelum: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~30 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, 1995–2025 (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 Caelum 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.