Total births
19
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.
- 19
- total births
- 1999–2006
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 68%
- born in that 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.
- 19 total births
- 1999–2006 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 68% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
19 boys have been named Caleab since 1999, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2006.
- 19
- total births
- 1999–2006
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 68%
- born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade
68% of everyone ever named Caleab was born in this single decade.
2005
Single peak year
8 babies were named Caleab in 2005 - its busiest year on record.
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 at a glance
Last recorded 2006Peak year
2005
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1999
Caleab popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2006
- Peak year (2005)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
Caleab by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
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
- 1990s
1990s
6 births
- 2000s
2000s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 13 births (68% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Caleab? ▼
Since 1999, Social Security records show 19 babies named Caleab. The most recent recorded year was 2006. Its busiest year on record was 2005, with 8 births.
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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Data Sources
Data as of June 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).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Caleab: Baby Name Since 1999 - 19 Births, Peak 2005." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/caleab. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 June 2026.