Total births
33
Boys' name · since 2008
Caliel
33 babies named Caliel in U.S. Social Security records since 2008, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 33
- total births
- 2008–2021
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 61%
- born in that decade
Caliel is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 33 have been recorded since 2008.
Caliel has 33 recorded births among boys since 2008, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, 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 2008 to 2021.
- 33 total births
- 2008–2021 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 61% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
33 boys have been named Caliel since 2008, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2021.
- 33
- total births
- 2008–2021
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 61%
- born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade
61% of everyone ever named Caliel was born in this single decade.
2021
Single peak year
8 babies were named Caliel in 2021 - its busiest year on record.
Caliel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Caliel splits its recorded history at 2018: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2008 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2021 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Caliel at a glance
Last recorded 2021Peak year
2021
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2008
Caliel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–2021
- Peak year (2021)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Caliel by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Caliel's strongest decade.
20 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 61% of all-time use.
Caliel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
20 births
- 2020s
2020s
8 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 20 births (61% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Caliel? ▼
Caliel has been given to 33 babies in the U.S. since 2008, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2021. 8 babies were born in 2021, its single highest year.
When was Caliel most popular? ▼
Caliel was most popular in the 2010s decade with 20 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
How long has the name Caliel been used? ▼
Caliel has been recorded in Social Security data since 2008, spanning 14 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Caliel? ▼
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.
What to do with Caliel's data
- Caliel's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (20 total births) through the 2020s (8) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Caliel
Nearby Names Like Caliel
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Caliel
Caleb Boy
#49 324,350 births
Calvin Boy
#140 221,064 births
Callum Boy
#158 16,051 births
Callan Boy
#242 11,164 births
Callen Boy
#481 9,501 births
Compare Caliel side by side: Caliel vs Caleb Caliel vs Calvin Caliel vs Callum
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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, 2008–2021 (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. "Caliel: Baby Name Since 2008 - 33 Births, Peak 2021." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/caliel. 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 Caliel 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.