Recorded 2008–2021 Boys' name Peak 2021 33 births

Caliel — boys' name

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.

2000s52010s202020s8
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.

What the Data Says About Caliel

The Social Security Administration has registered 33 babies named Caliel between 2008 and 2021, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Caliel currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Caliel performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 20 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Caliel shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Caliel 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 33 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.

Caliel at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

33

Since 2008

14 years of records

Peak year

2021

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

2008

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 2021

Caliel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–2008

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2021)
8
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
456789 202120192018201720132008 5

Caliel by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
20 births that decade — 61% of Caliel's all-time total
2000s52010s202020s8

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Caliel?
33 babies have been named Caliel since 2008. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 2021 with 8 births.
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.

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, 2008–2021 (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.