Boys' name · since 1999

Caleab

Caleab has 19 recorded births since 1999 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2005 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#29,307 of 45,481
all-time among boys
19
born since 1999
2000s
peak decade

Caleab is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 19 have been recorded since 1999.

Caleab has 19 recorded births among boys since 1999, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1999 to 2006.

  • #29,307 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 19 born since 1999
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Caleab ranks #29,307 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 19 born since 1999, peaking in the 2000s.

#29,307 of 45,481
all-time among boys
19
born since 1999
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Caleab's 19 recorded births place it above 35.01% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Caleab's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Caleab's full recorded timeline at 2005, 68% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 32% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2006, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2005 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Caleab popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2006

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (2005)
8
Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
456789 199920052006 5

Caleab by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (13 births, 68% of the file).

2000s was Caleab's strongest decade.

13 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 68% of all-time use.

Caleab births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 13 births (68% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Caleab? ▼
Since 1999, Social Security records show 19 babies named Caleab. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #29,307 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 2006. Its busiest year on record was 2005, with 8 births.
Where does Caleab sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Caleab ranks #29,307 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Caleab most popular? ▼
Caleab was most popular in the 2000s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
How long has the name Caleab been used? ▼
Caleab has been recorded in Social Security data since 1999, spanning 8 years of data through 2006.
What names are similar to Caleab? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Caleb, Calvin, Callum, Callan, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Keep exploring Caleab

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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Caleab

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Two nationwide peer axes for Caleab: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1999–2006 (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 Caleab 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.