Baby name meaning

Caleb

Faithful or dog · Hebrew origin

Meaning & origin

Caleb is a male name of Hebrew origin, meaning “Faithful or dog”.

How popular is Caleb?

In England & Wales, Caleb ranked #75 among boys' names in 2024, with 713 babies given the name, close to its #93 of 2014. Its strongest year in the England & Wales series is 2023, when it reached #72.

In the United States, Caleb was the #56 boys' name in the 2020 data, after peaking at #32 in 2010.

Caleb — popularity rank over timePopularity rank of the boys' name Caleb over time, lower rank number = more popular. England and Wales annual rank 1996 to 2024. United States rank sampled one year per decade, 1950 to 2020.#1#10#100#1,000#10,00019501960197019801990200020102024US 1950: #1,205US 1960: #1,100US 1970: #832US 1980: #235US 1990: #88US 2000: #38US 2010: #32US 2020: #56England & Wales 2024: #75United StatesEngland & Wales
Caleb’s popularity rank over time — England & Wales annual rank (solid) and United States rank sampled once per decade (dashed), #1 at the top. Log scale: each gridline is 10× the rank above it.
Caleb in England & Wales: rank and births in sampled years, plus its peak year. Source: ONS ‘Baby names in England and Wales’.
YearE&W rankBirths
1996#183177
2000#149245
2005#131388
2010#87747
2015#99659
2020#85665
2023#72718
2024#75713

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