Girls' name · since 1983
Caleah
Caleah has 757 recorded births since 1983 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2013 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,073 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,405 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 757
- born since 1983
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Caleah is the #4405 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 757 recorded since 1983.
Caleah has 757 recorded births among girls since 1983, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4405 as of the latest data, more common than 75% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1983 to 2025.
- #9,073 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,405 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 757 born since 1983
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Caleah ranks #9,073 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,405 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 757 born since 1983, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,073 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,405 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 757
- born since 1983
- 2010s
- peak decade
Caleah's 757 recorded births place it above 87.45% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Florida.
How Caleah compares
757 Top 37% higher than 63% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Caleah's all-time total is 101% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Caleah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 757 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 46 | 21 | 19,840 |
Caleah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Caleah's SSA record in two at 2011 and the more recent half accounts for 70% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 30%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1983, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2013 peak of 46, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Caleah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–2025
- Peak year (2013)
- 46
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Caleah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (384 births, 51% of the file).
2010s was Caleah's strongest decade.
384 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Caleah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 24
1990s
24 births
- 2000s
2000s
166 births
- 2010s
2010s
384 births
- 2020s
2020s
178 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 384 births (51% of all-time use).
How Caleah compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Caleah's total volume
Caleah by state
Where Caleah concentrates geographically, total births since 1983
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 45 | 5.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 17 | 2.2% |
| #3 | Tennessee | | 10 | 1.3% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 6 | 0.8% |
| #5 | Louisiana | | 6 | 0.8% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.7% |
45 of 757 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Caleah's data
- Caleah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (384 total births) through the 2020s (178) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Florida records the most Caleahs (45 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Caleah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2013)
Similar record span (~42 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, 1983–2025 (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 Caleah 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.