US rank #5855 Girls' name Peak 2013 725 births

Caleah — #5855 US girls' name

725 babies named Caleah in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 2013. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s242000s1662010s3842020s146
#5855
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 67% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Caleah was born in this single decade.

2013
Single peak year

46 babies were named Caleah in 2013 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Caleah

The Social Security Administration has registered 725 babies named Caleah between 1983 and 2024, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Caleah currently holds the #5855 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2013, when 46 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Caleah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 384 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Caleah shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 38 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Tennessee. In total, SSA state-level files list Caleah in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Caleah in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 725 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Caleah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

725

Since 1983

42 years of records

Peak year

2013

46 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#5,855

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1983

Recorded for 42 years

Last year on file: 2024

Caleah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1983

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2013)
46
Annual births at peak — across 42 years of records
01020304050 20242020201620122008200420001983 5

Caleah by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
384 births that decade — 53% of Caleah's all-time total
1980s51990s242000s1662010s3842020s146

Caleah by state

Where Caleah concentrates geographically — total births since 1983

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Caleah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Florida
38 5.2%
#2 Texas
17 2.3%
#3 Tennessee
10 1.4%
#4 Illinois
6 0.8%
#5 Louisiana
6 0.8%
#6 Georgia
5 0.7%
#7 North Carolina
5 0.7%
Florida share of Caleah's total US births 5.2%
Even split

38 of 725 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Caleah?
725 babies have been named Caleah since 1983. It currently ranks #5855 among girls. The peak year was 2013 with 46 births.
When was Caleah most popular?
Caleah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 384 total births. The single peak year was 2013.
Where is Caleah most popular?
The top states for the name Caleah are Florida (38 births), Texas (17 births), Tennessee (10 births).
How long has the name Caleah been used?
Caleah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1983, spanning 42 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Caleah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Callie, Cali, Calista, Caleigh, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1983–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.