Recorded 1990–2011 Boys' name Peak 2009 65 births

Calieb — boys' name

65 babies named Calieb in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s232000s372010s5
2000s
Peak decade

57% of everyone ever named Calieb was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

8 babies were named Calieb in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Calieb

The Social Security Administration has registered 65 babies named Calieb between 1990 and 2011, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Calieb currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2011. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Calieb performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 37 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Calieb shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Calieb 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 65 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.

Calieb at a glance

Last recorded 2011

Total births

65

Since 1990

22 years of records

Peak year

2009

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2011

Active since

1990

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 2011

Calieb popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–1990

Last recorded 2011
Peak year (2009)
8
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
456789 20112009200820072006200420011995199419931990 5

Calieb by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
37 births that decade — 57% of Calieb's all-time total
1990s232000s372010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Calieb?
65 babies have been named Calieb since 1990. It was last recorded in 2011. The peak year was 2009 with 8 births.
When was Calieb most popular?
Calieb was most popular in the 2000s decade with 37 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
How long has the name Calieb been used?
Calieb has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 22 years of data through 2011.
What names are similar to Calieb?
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.

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, 1990–2011 (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.