Boys' name · since 1996
Caleel
106 babies named Caleel in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #17,010 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 106
- born since 1996
- 2010s
- peak decade
Caleel sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 106 recorded since 1996.
Social Security Administration records show Caleel recorded 106 times among boys since 1996, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2024.
- #17,010 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 106 born since 1996
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Caleel ranks #17,010 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 106 born since 1996, peaking in the 2010s.
- #17,010 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 106
- born since 1996
- 2010s
- peak decade
Caleel's 106 recorded births place it above 62.48% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Caleel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Caleel's SSA record in two at 2012 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2002, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2019 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Caleel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2024
- Peak year (2019)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Caleel by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (39 births, 37% of the file).
2010s was Caleel's strongest decade.
39 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Caleel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s
2000s
38 births
- 2010s
2010s
39 births
- 2020s
2020s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 39 births (37% of all-time use).
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- Caleel's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (39 total births) through the 2020s (23) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Caleel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1996–2024 (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 Caleel 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.