Boys' name · since 1996
Caileb
Caileb has 237 recorded births since 1996 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2009 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,971 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 237
- born since 1996
- 2000s
- peak decade
Caileb sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 237 recorded since 1996.
Social Security Administration records show Caileb recorded 237 times among boys since 1996, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2020.
- #11,971 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 237 born since 1996
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Caileb ranks #11,971 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 237 born since 1996, peaking in the 2000s.
- #11,971 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 237
- born since 1996
- 2000s
- peak decade
Caileb's 237 recorded births place it above 73.63% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Caileb's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Caileb's SSA record in two at 2008 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2019, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2009 peak of 18, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Caileb popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2020
- Peak year (2009)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Caileb by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (122 births, 51% of the file).
2000s was Caileb's strongest decade.
122 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Caileb births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 24
1990s
24 births
- 2000s
2000s
122 births
- 2010s
2010s
86 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 122 births (51% of all-time use).
Caileb by state
Where Caileb concentrates geographically, total births since 1996
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 2.1% |
5 of 237 births nationwide.
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- Caileb's decade-level peak was the 2000s (122 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Cailebs (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Caileb: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~24 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, 1996–2020 (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 Caileb 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.