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Cale
OriginDiminutive of Caleb or surname
Meaning"dog; whole heart"
GenderBoy
US Rank#905
Top 1000
NB Rank#3320
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About Cale
Variation of Caleb
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,093 | 175 | 91.1 |
| 2015 | #1,278 | 140 | 73 |
| 2016 | #1,706 | 91 | 48 |
| 2017 | #2,276 | 58 | 31.3 |
| 2018 | #2,851 | 42 | 23.1 |
| 2019 | #2,862 | 43 | 24 |
| 2020 | #2,891 | 41 | 23.8 |
| 2021 | #3,431 | 33 | 18.9 |
| 2022 | #2,875 | 44 | 25.2 |
| 2023 | #3,636 | 31 | 18.1 |
| 2024 | #3,219 | 37 | 21.5 |
| 2025 | #2,722 | 47 | 27.5 |
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- William Caleb "Cale" Yarborough
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- Cale Hulse
Canadian ice hockey player
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Australian rules footballer
- Cale Morton
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- (Michael) Cale Parks
American musician of band Aloha
- Cale Simmons
American pole vaulter
- (John) Cale Yarbrough
American mixed martial artist
- Cale Young Rice
American poet and dramatist
- Cale Makar
Canadian ice hockey player
- John Cale
American musician, most known for being a member of band The Velvet Underground
Cale in pop culture
- Cale Crane
female character in 2005 film, "Dreamer", portrayed by Dakota Fanning.
- Cale Tucker
character in animated film Titan A.E.
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the Dark Warlord of Corruption, character in manga/anime Ronin Warriors.
- Cale Bryant
character in movie "Free Style".
- Logan Cale
character in TV series "Dark Angel".
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